Bring your whole self to your work place – Make diversity matter in all of us
Please help us to get the word out in just two clicks – click here – then click the like button
Why take this challenge?
Be fully diverse and inclusive for a day
Explore how intentional diversity can release unexpected insights and opportunities in all of us
Build deeper relationships through greater appreciation of shared experiences in being
“To what extent do you feel comfortable in bringing your whole self to work?”
When I first heard this question asked, I was puzzled by it. After a while, I got it, but my mind began to conjure up an anarchistic dysfunctional parody of what the reality might be like. I mean, I am someone who seeks to talk regularly to Jesus, but I am pretty sure you don’t want that in your face all the time, do you?
Of course the fact is that we are all more sensitive than that, and the reality is likely to be far more pragmatic. But then, if we accommodate the needs of others, can we really ‘bring our whole self’ into any situation beyond those with the people we are most intimate?
And yet the question is more sophisticated than my initial interpretation of it. It asks “to what extent do you feel comfortable?”, and I confess, that if the situation required it, I feel comfortable.
Diversity needs to be more than just inertly holding diverse elements in an unchanged environment. More than our ability to give people the time and space to fit in with the prevailing culture’. Too blend in. And to belong. To deliver its full potential we need diversity to be intentional diversity.
+ Green track - taking it in your stride
+ Blue track - a bit of a workout (click to open)
+ Red track - stepping up to bat (click to open)
You may find the following resources helpful in tackling your challenge or in gaining further benefits from the skills and insights you develop
- Sir Ken Robinson’s brilliant TED talk about how ‘education’ can constrain our creative diversity
- Tim Brown’s TED talk on the role of play in creativity
To catch up on past adventures you may have missed, feel free to browse our Adventures Library
Let us know how you get on.
Share your experience, your insights and your observation using the comments section at the bottom of the Linkedin post.
Please help us to extend and develop our community by sharing what you are doing. Click on the links below where you are most active, and then like or share the article to your network. Thank you for helping.
- Share the Linkedin version of the challenge
- Tweet the challenge on Twitter
- Share your progress and insights with the Linkedin LbA community
And share your progress and insights with the Twitter LbA community using #leadingbyadventure
Useful links:
Adventures to date | I did it, but it didn’t work very well | How do I know if it is working
Bringing this thinking into your meetings | Adventure & Mental Health
Leading by Adventure community | Explore Strategic Support options