SIGN UP FOR FREE | SIGN IN
Thinkers360
Interested in getting your own thought leader profile? Get Started Today.

Michael Fosberg

President at Incognito, Inc.

Chicago, United States

Incognito stimulates profoundly personal dialogues embracing diversity to change corporate and organization cultures. Through narrative, humor and dramatization, we help create insights that reach beyond biases and prejudices to foster inclusion and engagement. We inspire organizations to recognize that commonalities are stronger than differences.

Clients include: The Boeing Company, The FBI, Wells Fargo Bank, H-E-B, US Dept. of Energy, Harvard University, The Federal Reserve Bank of Mpls., The Mayo Clinic, Novartis, Walgreens, Express Scripts, Alaska Airlines, University of Chicago, Lake County (IL) Judges Association, HCA Healthcare, Morgan Stanley, The Social Security Administration, Northeast Utilities, Macalester College, Greater Cleveland Dental Society, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, RBC Wealth Management, and many more.

Specialties: Diversity & Inclusion Training; Facilitation of courageous conversations/difficult dialogues, unconscious bias/cultural competency/micro-inequity workshops

Michael Fosberg Points
Academic 0
Author 120
Influencer 0
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 120

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Company
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Last Media Interview: 08/28/2020

Areas of Expertise

Diversity and Inclusion 44

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Federal & Public Sector
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
Higher Education & Research
Hospitality
Insurance
Media
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications
Travel & Transportation
Utilities

Publications

2 Books
Nobody Wants To Talk About It: Race, Identity and the Difficulties in Forging Meaningful Conversations
Incognito, Inc.
July 07, 2020
For the past fifteen years, Michael Fosberg has performed an autobiographical one-man play at middle & high schools, colleges, corporations, government agencies and community organizations across the country. The play chronicles the journey to find his biological father and discovering his family’s African-American roots. Having been raised thinking he was White, this sudden discovery of his Black roots had implications beyond simply his own identity. By performing both Black & White characters, intentionally incorporating suggestive racial stereotypes, candidly examining passing, covering, White privilege and code switching, he challenges audiences to openly discuss these issues while also acknowledging their common bonds. In both his show and memoir, INCOGNITO: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery, published in 2011, he purposefully sets a course to engage people in meaningful conversations about how we see ourselves and others, and the ways in which we do and don’t talk about race & identity. In Nobody Wants to Talk About It, Michael shares stories of his travels across the country to provoke conversations about race & identity. The 15+ years of fostering constructive dialogue revealed seven helpful tools, which can assist us all in navigating these difficult conversations. He shares these along with his thoughts about how we can create a space for meaningful discourse about race and identity. The book includes the script of his one-man play Incognito, along with resource materials for further exploration surrounding these issues.

See publication

Tags: Diversity and Inclusion

Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery
Incognito, Inc.
December 01, 2010
Raised in a working-class white family by his biological mother and an adoptive father, Michael Fosberg, age thirty, upon hearing the news of their divorce, decides to search for the long-lost biological father he's never known. Armed solely with a name and a city, he tracks him down and discovers his father's true identity. This life-changing event leads to a remarkable journey of family and self-discovery.

In a provocative and gripping tale of identity, race, and family history, Fosberg probes his past, his family's reaction, and our country's difficulty in understanding and discussing identity, race, and heritage.

Nominated as a FINALIST for the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! Available for purchase on Amazon.

See publication

Tags: Diversity and Inclusion

Thinkers360 Credentials

1 Badge

Blog

Opportunities

Add to Shortlist View Shortlist »

Contact Michael Fosberg

Book a Meeting

Media Kit

Share Profile

Contact Info

  Profile

Michael Fosberg