Diversity sensitization in a professional context

Relevance of raising awareness in organizations

In this first self-learning phase, you will be made particularly aware of the topic of diversity and inclusion so that you can bring it into your organization in the long term. You will be given an overview of the diversity society and the opportunities and challenges it presents for society and the world of work. You will also take a close look at your own attitude towards diversity and inclusion and find out how you relate to the topic.

This self-learning phase uses interactive learning materials to teach the following key topics:

• Diversity in society and the world of work
• Own relationship and attitude to diversity & inclusion
• Importance of diversity within your own organization

The second webinar of the training course will focus on the following topics:

• Review of the first self-learning phase: What questions remain unanswered? What has stuck?
• Discussion: The diversity promise - meaning and benefits
• Types of unconscious bias in your own organization
• Discussion: How can we counteract unconscious bias?
• Promoting inclusion in organizations

Promoting inclusion in organizations

In this self-learning phase, the focus is on how people actually come to think in stereotypes, how exclusion happens, how discrimination and sexism occur and where the origins of racism lie. You will find out what unconscious biases are all about, how the human brain works in this respect, what different perception errors there are and what can be done within an organization to uncover unconscious biases.

This self-learning phase uses interactive learning materials to teach the following key topics:

• Origins and consequences of stereotyping, exclusion, discrimination, sexism and racism
• Unconscious bias (unconscious errors of perception)
• Allyship - creating awareness of your own privileges
• Role model role of management and executives
• The importance of belonging and psychological safety and the avoidance of minority stress

Benefits of and challenges in diverse teams

In this self-learning phase, you will examine the benefits that diverse teams really bring to an organization and consciously differentiate these benefits from the ethical or moral obligation for diversity and inclusion. You will deal with four key statements on why diverse teams are useful in organizations. 

This self-learning phase uses interactive learning materials to teach the following key topics:

• Benefit from diverse teams
• Challenges when working with diverse teams
• Your own contribution to functioning collaboration in diverse teams
• The diversity mindset

In the last webinar of the training you can expect the following main topics:

• Review of the further self-learning phases: What questions remain unanswered? What has stuck?
• Summary of the 4 benefit statements that speak for various teams.
• Discussion: Perceived and experienced challenges in working with diverse teams.
• Your own share so that diverse teams can work successfully.
• The diversity mindset: what is it and how can I develop one?