The Neuroscience of Positive Change
BrainSkills@Work™

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

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
PROGRAMS
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The brain's embedded survival circuitry challenges the brain's ability to be inclusive
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The brain has very strong, built-in preferences for what is familiar and already known and prefers people who look like us
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Social pain of exclusion registers in the brain as strongly as physical pain
However, the neocortex can go off-line very easily, because:
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Recognize and manage unconscious or implict bias
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Understand & appreciate others' experiences and points of view
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Make positive connections and build trust with others
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Balance logic and emotion for optimal decision making
The neocortex must be on-line in order to:
Developing brain skills provides a new strategy for advancing inclusion skills by:
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Engaging the brain's ability to move beyond perceived threats to build trust across differences
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Generating compassion and empathy towards others who are not like ourselves
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Keeping the positive brain engaged creating open minded perceptions and the motivation to build connections
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Increasing the motivation to discover shared interests and collaborate across differences
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Neuroscience of Inclusion
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Managing Unconscious Bias
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Neuroscience of Engagement
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The Brain and Building Trust Across Differences
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The Inclusive Leader
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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.
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.
