The challenge with diversity is that it is an output that is viewed as an input.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦.”
No. No you’re not.
We don’t start with identifying specific, narrow labels then use those to create change.
We start by creating environments that recognise, encourage, and even reward hashtag#vulnerability, safety and inclusion.
This in turn creates psychologically safe environments that any and all can contribute towards. The output is diversity.
Diversity is the output of inclusion.
Don’t misconstrue my meaning. Representation absolutely matters.
But without that environment, we create the same behaviours, same challenges, same idea creation, and same approaches.
The faces might look different. But the culture remains the same.
And “the same” is not diversity.
