Identifying privilege to increase inclusion

In a typical professional environment, it may be easy to assume that those around us are more or less the same.  For example, we have similar degrees, have obtained professional licenses and certifications and have demonstrated an ability to serve clients.  But the exercise in the attached link shows how just asking a relatively small number of questions can highlight some of the unseen differences.


While the exercise is primarily designed to identify "privilege" it can just as easily serve to identify diversity -- not only diversity in background but the various lenses through which we view the world and the tools we can bring to bear in solving complex problems.  It may surface things we didn't know about our colleagues, topics that don't come up in a typical business settings, answers to questions we may not have even thought to ask.


The more we know about our colleagues, the more we can understand them and help all team members bring their whole selves to work and truly act as inclusive teams that leverage our diversity to make a better working world.


Take a look and see if this may help you and your teams.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/07/06/what-is-privilege_n_7737466.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-impact&ir=Canada+Impact