Join us and test your knowledge on diversity issues again this year by taking part in our quiz "DIVERSITY: The Online Game"! Whether basic, pro, or advanced version: there is something for everyone.
Diversity Get-Together
THE IDEA
What object do you associate with diversity? Use it as a practical example to talk about diversity! We associate memories of people, places and situations with our objects. Whether it's a rainbow flag or a certain dish - many things also stimulate thoughts about diversity aspects. As a team, share personal stories and impressions about diversity based on the selected objects. This exercise is also an excellent icebreaker in meetings.
HOW IT WORKS
Invite your colleagues to choose an item that they associate with diversity and bring it to a get together, picnic or lunch. Each person presents his or her object. Use the personal thoughts to start a conversation about diversity.
"Stand up for DIVERSITY": How to debunk slogans against diversity
THE IDEA
"You can't be considerate of everything and everyone!" We've probably all heard these kinds of phrases about diversity at one time or another. How would you like to have quick-witted arguments ready in such situations? This is where our Stand up for DIVERSITY set of cards comes in!
With Stand up for DIVERSITY you can practice your repartee with your colleagues - for more self-confidence and for more diversity in the workplace. For this purpose, we have compiled 20 nonsense sayings about diversity as printable info cards and provided them with suitable counter-arguments. This way you can convince everyone of the success of diverse teams and promote successful diversity management.
HOW IT WORKS
You can either order the set of cards, or simply download it, print it out and assemble it following the instructions. Then exchange ideas with your colleagues in a playful way by starting with an open Q&A session: Who has come across which phrases before? Who has perhaps had these phrases in their own head before? Afterwards, in the group or in smaller individual groups, you can deal more intensely with the most frequently mentioned phrases and especially their respective counter-arguments and discuss them.
Have you heard other phrases in the past? Use the blank cards and find a good answer with your team. After a round of Stand up for DIVERSITY you will be well equipped to stand up to critical voices.
The set of cards is currently available in German language only.
Lunch & Learn and Chat Roulette
THE IDEA
Get to know your colleagues and their perspectives on diversity issues over lunch. Offer a thought-provoking lunch on diversity and diversity management served as a "fast food snack". With keynote speeches or a podcast on the individual diversity dimensions, on exciting topics such as unconscious bias, on lifelong learning, allyship or on gender-equitable language, you can give your colleagues important impulses. At the Chat Roulette afterwards, you can exchange your newly acquired knowledge over a coffee and get to know each other better. Of course, this is also possible offline.
HOW IT WORKS
Ask your staff if anyone would like to share a personal experience on a diversity topic, invite a speaker for the Lunch & Learn or prepare a topic of your choice, or choose a podcast to listen to together over lunch. Prepare a short thought-provoking or questions for the chat roulette.
Action: American Express
Diversity Walk'n'Roll
THE IDEA
Learning about diversity on an ongoing basis? Get some impulses on diversity topics on your ears: Use our podcast recommendations and start to discuss diversity in your organisation!
HOW IT WORKS
On a walk, teams of two listen to a diversity podcast and exchange ideas. Tip: You can also organise a larger group discussion with a quiz about a selected podcast afterwards.
Action: BRICKMAKERS GmbH
Scavanger Hunt
THE IDEA
With a scavenger hunt, you and your colleagues can
approach the topic of diversity step by step - literally.
HOW IT WORKS
The scavenger hunt consists of different stations, each of which deals with different aspects of diversity. How many stations is up to you. You can set up and plan them according to your ideas and needs. It can be a short one-hour tour through the offices or a day trip through the city with stops at thematically appropriate places - for example at the city hall or at stumbling blocks. Of course, the scavenger hunt can also take place digitally. One possible tool for this is Microsoft Forms.
The length of the scavenger hunt and the number and type of stations are entirely up to you. Let our suggestions inspire you:
- Diversity dimensions: Get to know the diversity dimensions and use our entertaining videos. Click here for the videos: Diversity Dimensions Part 1 and Diversity Dimensions Part 2.
- Diversity Walk'n'Roll: listen together to a podcast on the topic of diversity dimensions and discuss what you have heard afterwards.
- Stand up for DIVERSITY: train your repartee against nonsense slogans about diversity.
- Diversity Quiz: Test your knowledge. Who is already your diversity expert?
Background information, facts and figures from the field of diversity can be found in our Factbook and factsheet.
If you want to make your scavenger hunt a little more playful, turn it into a small competition. There are points to be won per station and at the end you hand out participation certificates and choose a winning team.
