Practice Relying on Diversity and Inclusion to Solve Complex Problems
It is increasingly difficult for people to engage with one another at work and in communities. We feel threatened by difference. Threat instantly triggers fear. Our animal brains take over, and we recoil or strike out in self-protection. We blame “them,” those others making our lives miserable. We don’t want to be near them, much less engage with them. And we’re exhausted. So we reject invitations to participate. These behaviors are the new normal in most organizations and communities. Yet even as people withdraw, complex problems keep growing, and the consequences of bad solutions ...
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