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When in workshops that have breakouts you are often asked to share what was talked about with the whole room afterwards.
I often pick one of the ideas made of by one of the group members more likely to be marginalized (young, women, international) and say something along the lines of “_______ had a really good point/idea on _______. Would you like to explain it further to the group?”
With this I am trying to create space for others to talk who may not be given as many opportunities due to unconscious bias. By saying it was a good idea, you are validating them and hopefully making them more comfortable. While at the same time endorsing the idea in front of the room, hopefully reducing the likelihood of someone responding negatively.
You do have to be careful with this. Depending on your relationship with the person, or how comfortable they are with the room or their idea, it may make them even more uncomfortable to be put on the spot in front of the room.
This can very easily be done in meetings and everyday situations as well. Hope it helps!
It is super helpful, thanks for sharing!
One easy small thing: when a man cuts off a woman in a meeting, I cut him off myself and say "hold on, I'd like to hear what she was saying"
Omg thank you for that!
^this! Power move. I love this. I’m going to do this next time someone cuts my wife off while she’s talking
Yep! Another similar small thing is about making sure people get credit for their work. So, when your SM says "great work team" and you know that one woman basically carried your whole team, say so! Don't just let it slide.
I follow the gospel of get shit done, not D&I. Anybody who is with me on that regardless of race, gender, orientation, pronoun, hair color, etc is good in my book
All of these replies are great 👍 it reminds me how much I have left to learn!
So do you practice inclusion with flat earther types?
It was in reference to “go with the exact opposite” being inclusive is not about just supporting something outside of your own POV.
The approach D1 suggested is far better and actually drives being inclusive and supportive.
This is a great discussion topic. I personally try to also set and agree some principles at the start of discussions to get viewpoints eg: all views respected, everyone has a say, only one person speaks at a time, let’s seek to understand etc
This helped when I worked in an international team where someone said: discussions are tough because there isn’t a pause in the conversation. Do you mind if I raise my hand during the discussion to share my ideas? I feel uncomfortable interrupting
Idk. I’ve been struggling with this myself, I’ve come to realize all my friends are now of my race and religion and I don’t like that.
Ah ok the convenience aspect does shift things a bit! Also, the more I think about it I can’t say that surprises me about your current circle, it seems my circle puts me In a similar situation.
Ah, the word count + a meeting didn’t allow me to finish my thought. Great replies so far though, there are definitely some things I am going to look into further. While My word choice may have been off my intent when I seek differing perspectives isn’t to persuade. I seek them out to understand. Knowing their perspective also allows me to look at things holistically. All of this is to say it helps when attempting to find ways to give everyone and not just the loudest confidence to actively participate.