Strategies for Fostering a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment

Strategies for Fostering a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment      

This impactful session with Matt Meuleners invites L&D professionals to examine the assumptions and mental shortcuts that can unintentionally shape our instructional design and facilitation choices. Through facilitated discussion and shared practice, participants will explore practical strategies for building psychologically safe, inclusive learning spaces. The session introduces tools such as the Ladder of Inference to help practitioners audit their design and delivery for hidden biases, create intentional “speed bumps” in their thinking, and make more conscious choices that reduce barriers to learning. 

Speaker Bio

Matt Meuleners has over 24 years of experience as a speaker, trainer, and Talent Development professional. He is an expert in leadership development who specializes in program design and delivery, L&D consulting, training audits, and leader coaching.

Matt holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin: Milwaukee and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin: Madison. He taught Training & Development at Marquette University as an adjunct professor and is a Past President of the SEWI chapter of the Association of Talent Development.

An Executive Partner with FOCUS Training, Matt leads the professional development market team and serves as Lead Instructor for the Accelerate and Elevate Institutes where he trains and coaches managers and high-potential talent from the nation’s top companies.