Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Workshops

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Introduction

Organizations that want to promote wellbeing in the workplace, will need to address forms of current systems of management, communication, expectation setting that create a culturally oppressive environment. This series of training creates a bridge for professionals to find ways to find commonalities to celebrate amongst their cultural differences and learn how to appreciate the differences and understand how to promote productive ways to work together. 

 

Research informs that many diversity trainings and programs fail to improve the organizations systemic issues. This Diversity and Inclusion program has been incorporated into Harvard University's professional development and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Workshop (EDIB) series and received wide acclaim from professionals from either dominate group and underrepresented groups across campus. 

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To realize true and sustainable change in an organization, individuals at all levels have tremendous work to do within themselves. As leaders and employees begin to recognize their own biases, histories, and daily behaviors from a new and inclusive perspective.

 

This suite of workshop provides participants with insights and skills for embracing and having courageous conversations about race, diversity, and inclusion—acknowledging that it is everyone’s responsibility—not solely the job of those who are directly impacted by discrimination.

 

Confronting Racism is appropriate for all employees as well as formal and informal leaders at all levels who want to take a deep dive into their unconscious biases, ways in which they may be managing differences, and the effect these things may have on their personal and professional lives.

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Objectives and Outcomes

In this workshop series participants will:

• Define and discuss race-related terminology from a culturally astute perspective.

• Identify a personal race narrative and its impact on their perceptions, emotional reactions, interpersonal interactions, and behavior.

• Identify the concept of “lived reality” and recognize and acknowledge the validity of different lived realities.

• Identify and discuss the four levels of racism and recognize that racism comes from both internal and external forces that results in disparate treatment of others in personal, social, and work environments.

• Identify six strategies often used for managing interpersonal differences and relate them to their lived reality.

• Create awareness of the common occurrences of microaggressions and discover techniques to minimize the occurrence of and response to.

• Develop a Learn, Share, and Risk Action Plan towards racial equity.

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Our Approach

This instructor-led (virtual or in person) suite of workshops is founded on the neuroscience of inclusion and the concept to "assume best intentions." Each workshop supports participants by orienting them to the neuroscience and toolkit to managing their mental and emotional regulation prior to  exploring issues around racism and other forms of oppression such as; forms of Micro-aggressions, privilege and  "Othering." Additionally, professionals will also learn fundamental concepts that empower dialogues about; how to address issues of exclusion, oppression as well as specific steps to take to address their impact on others. 

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Course Description

This course will provide a review of issues that may arise in the workplace with regard to the diversity of cultural experiences professionals from underrepresented groups have experienced, and practice positive ways to communicate and work together productively.  

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Course Competencies: 

Participants will learn a common understanding of language, definitions of words and concepts regarding diversity and race. This shared language will give the participants the language necessary to have conversations that bring up discomfort. Group discussions will provide an opportunity to practice how to respond to co-workers’ perspectives or experiences that are different from their own. 

 

Course Outline:

• The Many forms of Bias and What are Our Individual and Shared Responsibilities?

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• Becoming More Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations

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• DEIB Terms and Definitions 

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• Power and Privilege and the Color of Our Skin

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• Micro-Aggressions - Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts

 

• White Fragility - Why It's a Problem and what can be done

 

• The Common Denominators of Belonging – Working well Together