Diversity in social networks stimulates learning, prompts flexible thinking and boosts error detection. Teams that are diverse experience higher satisfaction levels, more effective deliberation processes, improved decision-making and heightened performance. Taking advantage of these benefits requires individual group members to understand how diversity and inclusion impacts team dynamics and why it’s important to them. Organizational culture should inspire individual ownership of roles in developing group norms and attitudes crucial for embracing diversity.
Learning Objectives
• Determine the social psychology behind diversity and inclusion
• Recognize team dynamics related to diversity
• Identify norms and cultures that support D&I
Major Topics
• Informed inclusion
• Development of cultural characteristics that support diversity
• Neurodiversity
• Gender and racial dynamics in different task groups
• Improving intergroup attitudes
• Unconscious bias and implicit
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