SB 312-3
Discussion
• After an exercise like this, team members will usually be relaxed and ready for
a lively and interesting discussion.
• Open the discussion by asking each team to report their plan. If the team had
an observer, he or she can report. If not, the team can appoint someone.
• After they have reported, ask the participants to analyze the effect of diversity
on their team and their task.
• Try to turn any negative remarks about diversity around. If that is not possible,
make sure you tell them that the positive benefits of diversity outweigh the
negatives.
• Ask participants to assess how the positive benefits of diversity can be used in
their work teams.
• Summarize the exercise by reinforcing that cultural diversity ...