Inclusion Edges | One Startup Profile, Potential Resolutions
I recently drafted a solutions proposal for an early-stage startup responding to requests for observations concerning their inclusion and diversity growth challenges.
I’m sharing these observations publicly – with names and company identity cloaked – for two reasons.
Inclusion Obstacles | Fear
Fear breeds contempt of difference.
It’s a killjoy for equitable relationships, preventing opportunities to explore inclusion as a living practice, rooted in personal experience and curiosity as a healing force. Defaulting to fear (and its results of either freezing, ignoring or acting mindlessly) only chases away sensitivity and self-reflection.