101 Great Games and Activities

Diversity

Divided or Diversified?

Objectives

• To encourage discussion of individual preferences in a nonthreatening situation
• To promote acceptance of differences
• To encourage laughter and playful discussion

Uses

The activity is helpful as a beginning look at diversity in the workplace.

Audience

Any group at any level

Time

Twenty to forty-five minutes

Handouts, Materials, and Equipment

• An assortment of familiar objects, such as balls, Frisbee^® rings, whistles, colored paper clips, etc. The objects chosen should have one or more similarities and one or more differences. For instance, the rubber balls should be a variety of colors, sizes, textures, ...