Diversity and Inclusion Workshop

Summary

Diversity is a fact. It is also paradoxical. We need to be capable of seeing and hearing differences in order to reap the benefits of diversity. But seeing and hearing differences hone our discriminating reflexes and can also lead to discrimination

Target Audience

This workshop will appeal to a wide range of audiences and is intended for anyone.

Skills Gained

Upon completion of workshop participants will be able to:

• Understand the paradox of diversity, recognizing its importance while being aware of potential discrimination.
• Analyze the historical development of diversity and inclusion in management to comprehend their evolution.
• Acquire a clear understanding of key diversity-related concepts, issues, and their application to different diversity categories.
• Explore facts and figures related to five diversity categories, along with challenges faced by firms in promoting inclusion.
• Develop conceptual tools to analyze reactions in social interactions within an increasingly diversified workplace.
• Comprehend how cognitive processes, such as social categorization, impact perceptions and reactions to differences.
• Grasp the challenges of implementing inclusion in the workplace and apply a method for mobilizing the disruptive force of diversity.
• Leverage diversity to prompt critical thinking about cognitive processes and expand perceptions and understanding.
• Describe best practices of diversity and inclusion, and develop skills to identify diversity information in the workplace.
• Become more aware of different inclusion initiatives in the global professional environment.