Diversity is a fact. It is also paradoxical. We need to be capable of seeing and hearing differences in order to reap the benefits of diversity. But seeing and hearing differences hone our discriminating reflexes and can also lead to discrimination. If you take this MOOC, you will: 1. understand this paradox, 2. understand its dynamics, and 3. identify ways to manage it, so that you can better channel the diversity potential in the workplace for greater performance and innovation.
Welcome to the start of your learning journey! In this first module, you will start to familiarise yourself with diversity concepts and their relevance in the workplace. First, you will learn about why diversity and inclusion are important for firms, and about the historical development of diversity and inclusion in management. Next, you will be introduced to key diversity-related concepts and issues. Then, you will discover facts and figures for five diversity categories and the challenges that firms are facing to promote the inclusion of these diversity elements into the workplace. By the end of this module, you will have a clear understanding of diversity concepts and their application to different diversity categories.
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12 videos2 readings3 assignments
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12 videos•Total 67 minutes
This is diversity!•2 minutes
The importance of diversity and inclusion for firms•6 minutes
A brief history of diversity in the workplace•8 minutes
Key diversity concepts•5 minutes
The long and winding road to inclusion•7 minutes
Understanding diversity categories•5 minutes
Gender diversity - Part 1•6 minutes
Gender diversity - Part 2•5 minutes
People with disabilities•5 minutes
Cultural and social diversity•7 minutes
LGBTQIA+ issues around the world and in the workplace•6 minutes
Intergenerational diversity•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
Course overview•5 minutes
Course outline•5 minutes
3 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Practice quiz•20 minutes
The importance of diversity and inclusion for firms •15 minutes
Evaluation quiz•30 minutes
Categorization and Diversity Perceptions
Module 2•4 hours to complete
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Now that you have a solid understanding of diversity and inclusion concepts, this second leg of the learning journey is all about you within an increasingly diversified social context. This module introduces you to how cognitive processes such as social categorization impact what we see and how we react to our social environment. It will help you understand your own and others' perceptions and reactions to difference. By the end of this module, you will have acquired conceptual tools and experiential data in order to analyse your reactions in social interactions in the workplace.
Introduction to Categorization and Diversity Perceptions•3 minutes
Social cognition and categorization processes•6 minutes
The impact of social categorization on how we see others and ourselves•6 minutes
Social categorization and social identity•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 70 minutes
Related readings•10 minutes
How Racist Are You? - Jane Elliott's Exercise•60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Evaluation quiz•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Categorization and diversity perceptions•120 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Why can't the doctor operate?•10 minutes
The Harvard Implicit Association Test•10 minutes
Disrupting with Diversity
Module 3•2 hours to complete
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In the previous module, you honed in on your diversity reflexes by first understanding categorization processes, then applying them to your own experiences. In this module, you will go from the individual to the firm setting, and explore the diversity processes that we encounter in organizations. You will be introduced to a method for mobilizing the disruptive force of diversity by building on the self-knowledge that you have acquired in the previous session. You will see how diversity can be leveraged to make us think about how we think, and how it can help us to expand our perceptions and understanding. By the end of this module, you will grasp the challenges of implementing inclusion in the workplace and be able to apply the cognitive method to a diversity case.
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6 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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6 videos•Total 41 minutes
Understanding the disrupting force of diversity•3 minutes
The organizational paradox•9 minutes
The diversity and inclusion paradox•4 minutes
Diversity, equity and inclusion•10 minutes
Inclusion and organizational change•7 minutes
Mobilizing disruption: applying a cognitive method•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Related materials: “Run like a girl” campaign•10 minutes
How (not) to react to diversity disruptions: The case of Nitila•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
How (not) to react to diversity disruptions•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
Constructive disruption at IBM•15 minutes
Diversity and Inclusion around the World
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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Well done! You are almost there! In this final leg of your learning journey, you will travel to different countries around the world to find out what diversity and inclusion initiatives are being implemented, and to think about their impact. You will also have the opportunity to describe a diversity and inclusion best practice, and thereby develop your skills to look for diversity information in the workplace, to identify diversity and inclusion best practices, and to become more aware of the different inclusion initiatives that are in your professional environment.
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5 videos4 readings1 peer review
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5 videos•Total 12 minutes
Diversity and Inclusion around the World•1 minute
Japan. Women in the workplace•4 minutes
China. People with disabilities•2 minutes
US. The aging workforce•2 minutes
Conclusion on Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion•3 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
India. LGBT Case•10 minutes
France. Women in automobile salesrooms at Renault•10 minutes
Brazil. A question of color•10 minutes
Australia. Majority women in the Management Committee•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Write your own diversity case•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Jun 15, 2020
This was an interesting course that gave me a deeper understanding of diversity and inclusion in the workplace globally. I believe the content needs to be refreshed and statistics updated.
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Reviewed on Apr 4, 2021
Open my eyes for some points that I am already thinking are fine. We are not ready yet, we are receiving wrong messages for a long time and doing so little to fix the gaps. Great Course.
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Reviewed on Sep 1, 2020
this course is great for anyone who works in a workplace with much differences between it's employees even if you have no manegereal roles you will know how to treat others
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