• The brain's embedded survival circuitry challenges the brain's ability to be inclusive 

• The brain has very strong, built-in preferences for what is familiar and already known and prefers people who look like us 

• Social pain of exclusion registers in the brain as strongly as physical pain

 

However, the neocortex can go off-line very easily, because: 

• Recognize and manage unconscious or implict bias

• Understand & appreciate others' experiences and points of view

• Make positive connections and build trust with others

• Balance logic and emotion for optimal decision making

 

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

PROGRAMS

 

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• Managing Unconscious Bias

 

• Neuroscience of Engagement

 

• The Brain and Building Trust Across Differences

 

• The Inclusive Leader

 

• Building Brain-based Inclusion Skills

 

Note: These are sample programs.  We

can design a specific neuroscience-based diversity & inclusion program to meet your exact needs.

NEUROSCIENCE, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Developing brain skills provides a new strategy for advancing inclusion skills by: 

• Engaging the brain's ability to move beyond perceived threats to build trust across differences 

• Generating compassion and empathy towards others who are not like ourselves

• Keeping the positive brain engaged creating open minded perceptions and the motivation to build connections

• Increasing the motivation to discover shared interests and collaborate across differences

Client Comment

"Your neuroscience-based approach to inclusion skills training is incredibly effective. It is truly changing how we work together."

 

       -Manager, Diversity & Inclusion,

        Government Agency

                  TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETENCY OF INCLUSION  

                   THE NEOCORTEX MUST BE ON-LINE.

Your brain can trump your good intentions to be inclusive without you even knowing it?