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DIVERSITY means understanding that each individual is unique and also recognizing our individual differences. Our differences can be in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs or other ideologies.
INCLUSION is the achievement of a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to the organization's success.
Benefits of workplace diversity & inclusion:
- Access to a variety of different perspectives
- Increased creativity
- Higher innovation
- Faster problem-solving
- Better decision making
- Increased profits
- Higher employee engagement
- Reduced employee turnover
- Better company reputation
Challenge yourself:
- Take photographs of (or draw) twenty things that represent what diversity & inclusion mean to you.
- Title each picture with a name that conveys your feelings.
- Using your pictures, create a project that represents your understanding of diversity & inclusion and stirs a response in others when they view it.
- What types of responses do you get?
- Are there diversity/inclusion issues they see that you don’t?
Extend yourself:
- How would you build a diverse and inclusive work environment?
- Taking on the role of a business owner, use the responses from your challenge to create a training course on diversity for your own employees.
- Present it to a diverse audience and reflect on their reactions to the training.
Credits:
Created with images by Unknown - "People holding mobiles and standing in circle | Royalty ..." • Unknown - "Meeting | Free Stock Photo | Men and women at a town hall ..." • Unknown - "Photo Of People Touching Each Other's Hands · Free Stock Photo" • Unknown - "royalty free teamwork photos free download | Piqsels" • Unknown - "Team" • Jon Tyson - "untitled image" • You X Ventures - "untitled image"