> “We’ll spend most of our time together in open discussion, so please consider bringing questions or experiences you’d like to share,” read the invitation email to staff.

This reminds me of the James Damore incident. They asked for people's honest thoughts, and that's what they got. What they actually wanted was for their employees to shut up and toe the line.

I always wonder what the thought process is behind this sort of thing. Do executives live in such a bubble that they honestly believe all their employees agree with them? Or do they simply expect them to be too intimidated to speak their minds?

I suppose the answer is clearly the latter, since their solution is to de-anonymize the meetings.