Course Highlights
This diversity and inclusion course will:
- Highlight how diversity goes beyond observable traits like race, gender, and age.
- Explain the business case for diversity and its advantages beyond financial outcomes.
- Provide a clear understanding of biases, their origins, and the impact of microaggressions.
- Clarify the distinction between equality and equity in workplace and societal contexts.
- Introduce the INSIGHT framework for fostering meaningful dialogues on diversity.
- Define ordinary privilege and its influence on perspectives and opportunities.
- Offer actionable next steps to promote understanding and engagement with diverse groups.
Course Overview
“Diversity and Inclusion Basics: A Discussion Starter for Leveraging Differences” is a two-hour virtual training designed to introduce participants to foundational concepts in diversity and inclusion. This program encourages thoughtful exploration of the many dimensions of diversity and offers practical strategies for fostering understanding and collaboration in diverse environments.
The course begins by expanding participants’ view of diversity beyond visible characteristics to include less obvious differences like life experiences, values, and perspectives. Participants will examine the business case for diversity as well as the broader advantages it brings to teams and organizations.
The session then explores biases, microaggressions, and the critical distinction between intent and impact. Participants will learn how to identify everyday challenges, including unintentional harm caused by miscommunication or assumptions, and how to address them constructively.
Participants will also explore the differences between equality and equity, gaining a deeper understanding of how to approach fairness in diverse environments. Through the INSIGHT framework, participants will learn techniques for opening effective and empathetic dialogues about diversity and inclusion. The course concludes with actionable next steps to increase understanding and promote meaningful engagement with diverse individuals and groups.
By the end of this course, participants will be better equipped to contribute to an inclusive culture that values and leverages differences.
Program Objectives
At this program’s conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Describe how diversity goes beyond race, gender, age, and other observable differences.
- Explain the business case for diversity.
- Outline the advantages of diversity beyond the business case.
- Describe different types of bias and why they occur.
- Explain microaggressions.
- Define intent and impact.
- Apply the INSIGHT framework for opening dialogues.
- Differentiate equality and equity.
- Outline ordinary privilege.
- Propose next-step actions to increase understanding of and engagement with diverse individuals and groups.
Program Modules
- The Foundation: Reviewing a Few Fundamentals
- The Business Case: Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter
- Biases and Microaggressions: Understanding Everyday Issues
- That’s Not What I Meant: Intent Versus Impact
- Equality and Equity: Exploring the Difference
- Keep Growing: What’s Next?
Target Audience
This virtual training program is designed for groups that want to:
- Build foundational knowledge of diversity and inclusion.
- Understand the benefits and challenges of fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Learn actionable strategies for addressing bias and promoting equity.
Suggested Format
- Two-Hour Virtual Training Course
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