A one day practical, participative programme to deepen understanding of diversity and inclusion through the lens of colour insights and colour energies, promoting awareness, empathy, and effective communication within the workplace.
Learning Objectives
By attending this workshop, delegates will be able to:
- Define diversity and inclusion
- Understand unconscious bias and how these impact our communications and interactions with others
- Understand preferences and how these impact our reactions to ‘difference’
- Use colour insights awareness to create an inclusive culture
Course Overview
We build all our training programmes bespoke, so that’s down to where you want the emphasis of your workshop to be. Here is an example of what a typical course could look like, but please get in touch to tailor this for your business.
| Topic | Content |
|---|---|
| Introductions and Welcome | The objectives for the session Participant introductions - icebreaker Brief introduction to the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace |
| Definition of D&I | Group exercise to define diversity and inclusion |
| The Business Case for D&I | Group exercise to explore the business case for D&I – benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace ‘Diversity Circle’ exercise |
| The Power of Colour Energies | Introduction to Insights Discovery Colours Exploring how different colour energies can represent distinct energy traits Understanding preferences and associations with different cultures Group activity – colour energy preferences and characteristics (stepping exercise) |
| Unconscious Bias | Definition and examples of unconscious bias How colour energies can influence unconscious bias Group exercise |
| Lunch | BLT? |
| Inclusive Leadership | The role of colour energies in leadership and management styles Leveraging the colours to build inclusive teams and foster collaboration Case studies exercise |
| Strategies for Inclusive Practices | Integrating colour energies into diversity and inclusion initiatives Developing inclusive strategies for recruitment, mentoring and team building Group activity: Fostering D&I |
| Key learning points from today | What’s stood out for you? What will you do differently in work? Personal action planning |