The
most successful teams are diverse, but diversity in the absence of
intentional and inclusive practices is not enough. Evidence from the
interdisciplinary study of teams reveals that diversity’s power depends upon
purposeful inclusion. This interactive workshop will explain how diversity
helps teams improve their productivity and generate more innovative ideas
while exploring the concepts of psychological safety and the inclusion
mindset.
Psychological safety allows team members to feel safe to engage in
interpersonal risk-taking, which is essential for team performance and
innovation. The inclusion mindset helps us reframe how we interpret
situations, promoting acceptance and learning while preventing defensiveness
and alienation. Psychological safety and purposeful inclusion are essential
for leveraging the richness that diversity adds to the collaborative process.
This workshop will provide practical insights and concrete, tangible
applications for participants and their teams. Lunch to follow.
