Unpacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Revision history

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	[https://www.certafoundation.rw/ CERTA Foundation] and its two strategic pillars [https://www.certafoundation.rw/justice-advocacy The Center for Justice and Advocacy] & [https://www.certafoundation.rw/law-innovation The Center for Law and Innovation]. <BR>		[https://www.certafoundation.rw/ CERTA Foundation] and its two strategic pillars [https://www.certafoundation.rw/justice-advocacy The Center for Justice and Advocacy] & [https://www.certafoundation.rw/law-innovation The Center for Law and Innovation]. <BR>
−	[https://lumiere.foundation/ Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation], in cooperation with [https://www.lumiere-education.com/ Lumiere Education].	+	[https://lumiere.foundation/ Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation], in cooperation with [https://www.lumiere-education.com/ Lumiere Education].<BR>
		+	[https://www.ieee-ras.org/about-ras/diversity-page Institution for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Commitment to Diversity].<BR>

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 Here are some links to other relevant resources ... more will follow.
-[https://www.certafoundation.rw/ CERTA Foundation] "Our mission is to provide access to quality and equitable justice to vulnerable groups and build the knowledge and capacity of justice actors" and its two strategic pillars [https://www.certafoundation.rw/justice-advocacy The Center for Justice and Advocacy] & [https://www.certafoundation.rw/law-innovation The Center for Law and Innovation]. <BR>
+[https://www.certafoundation.rw/ CERTA Foundation] and its two strategic pillars [https://www.certafoundation.rw/justice-advocacy The Center for Justice and Advocacy] & [https://www.certafoundation.rw/law-innovation The Center for Law and Innovation]. <BR>
 [https://lumiere.foundation/ Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation], in cooperation with [https://www.lumiere-education.com/ Lumiere Education].

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-[https://lumiere.foundation/ Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation], in cooperation with [https://www.lumiere-education.com/ Lumiere Education]
+[https://www.certafoundation.rw/ CERTA Foundation] "Our mission is to provide access to quality and equitable justice to vulnerable groups and build the knowledge and capacity of justice actors" and its two strategic pillars [https://www.certafoundation.rw/justice-advocacy The Center for Justice and Advocacy] & [https://www.certafoundation.rw/law-innovation The Center for Law and Innovation]. <BR>

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	If you are wondering how to take diversity, equity, and inclusion to a new level, read [https://commonslibrary.org/the-intertwine-charter-going-beyond-anti-discrimination-and-towards-pro-active-change-to-welcome-others/ The Intertwine Charter: Going beyond anti-discrimination and towards pro-active change to welcome others].		If you are wondering how to take diversity, equity, and inclusion to a new level, read [https://commonslibrary.org/the-intertwine-charter-going-beyond-anti-discrimination-and-towards-pro-active-change-to-welcome-others/ The Intertwine Charter: Going beyond anti-discrimination and towards pro-active change to welcome others].
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		+	Here are some links to other relevant resources ... more will follow.
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		+	[https://lumiere.foundation/ Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation], in cooperation with [https://www.lumiere-education.com/ Lumiere Education]

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		+	If you are wondering how to take diversity, equity, and inclusion to a new level, read [https://commonslibrary.org/the-intertwine-charter-going-beyond-anti-discrimination-and-towards-pro-active-change-to-welcome-others/ The Intertwine Charter: Going beyond anti-discrimination and towards pro-active change to welcome others].

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−	The concept of <span style="color:#FF0000">diversity</span> can be understood as the many different dimensions in which people differ. Gender, race, culture, socio-economic status, traditions, education, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationality, ethnicity, experience, physical ability: these are just some of the facets that characterize diversity. The more diverse a group, the more evenly distributed that group is across all these dimensions. In this sense, diversity is, of itself, neither good nor bad: it just reflects a variation across the multiple dimensions that characterize human beings. However, there is a deeper way of understanding diversity, one that makes it special. Diversity creates opportunities for greater mutual understanding of the individual contribution that a person of each background can make by breaking down barriers – typically manifested as preconceptions and bias – and exposing what is special and positive in each and every individual. This richer understanding of diversity sees it as a means to an end: a way of tapping into everyone's potential and using that potential to empower everyone else through mutual respect.	+	The concept of <span style="color:#FF0000">diversity</span> can be understood as the many different dimensions in which people differ. Gender, sexual orientation, race, culture, socio-economic status, traditions, education, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationality, ethnicity, experience, physical ability: these are just some of the facets that characterize diversity. The more diverse a group, the more evenly distributed that group is across all these dimensions. In this sense, diversity is, of itself, neither good nor bad: it just reflects a variation across the multiple dimensions that characterize human beings. However, there is a deeper way of understanding diversity, one that makes it special. Diversity creates opportunities for greater mutual understanding of the individual contribution that a person of each background can make by breaking down barriers – typically manifested as preconceptions and bias – and exposing what is special and positive in each and every individual. This richer understanding of diversity sees it as a means to an end: a way of tapping into everyone's potential and using that potential to empower everyone else through mutual respect.

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 But even that is not enough to create an environment that is truly open.  By themselves, diversity and equity create the necessary conditions but can't guarantee that these conditions will lead to the positive interaction between each person in that environment.  This is what <span style="color:#FF0000">inclusion</span> means: that each person feels they belong in that environment and that their place in that environment is valued.  It is not enough that they are present and empowered, but that they are visibly, openly, and transparently valued by everyone else.  Naturally, this is a reciprocal process and, therefore, it can only be achieved by mutual respect for the perspectives of others. This is the essence of <span style="color:#FF0000">empathy</span>. It necessitates that each individual actively adopts the perspective of others and sees the value in it, irrespective of whether or not she or he agrees with it, at that moment in time. Eventually, exposure to these perspectives brings about a greater and a deeper understanding, and a more harmonious, effective, and fulfilling way of participating in that organization or environment.   Inclusion is the psychological prerequisite of mutual empathy that infuses an organization and allows diversity and equity to function effectively in creating a better, richer, more enlightened organization or environment.
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	But even that is not enough to create an environment that is truly open. By themselves, diversity and equity create the necessary conditions but can't guarantee that these conditions will lead to the positive interaction between each person in that environment. This is what <span style="color:#FF0000">inclusion</span> means: that each person feels they belong in that environment and that their place in that environment is valued. It is not enough that they are present and empowered, but that they are visibly, openly, and transparently valued by everyone else. Naturally, this is a reciprocal process and, therefore, it can only be achieved by mutual respect for the perspectives of others. This is the essence of <span style="color:#FF0000">empathy</span>. It necessitates that each individual actively adopts the perspective of others and sees the value in it, irrespective of whether or not she or he agrees with it, at that moment in time. Eventually, exposure to these perspectives brings about a greater and a deeper understanding, and a more harmonious, effective, and fulfilling way of participating in that organization or environment. Inclusion is the psychological prerequisite of mutual empathy that infuses an organization and allows diversity and equity to function effectively in creating a better, richer, more enlightened organization or environment.		But even that is not enough to create an environment that is truly open. By themselves, diversity and equity create the necessary conditions but can't guarantee that these conditions will lead to the positive interaction between each person in that environment. This is what <span style="color:#FF0000">inclusion</span> means: that each person feels they belong in that environment and that their place in that environment is valued. It is not enough that they are present and empowered, but that they are visibly, openly, and transparently valued by everyone else. Naturally, this is a reciprocal process and, therefore, it can only be achieved by mutual respect for the perspectives of others. This is the essence of <span style="color:#FF0000">empathy</span>. It necessitates that each individual actively adopts the perspective of others and sees the value in it, irrespective of whether or not she or he agrees with it, at that moment in time. Eventually, exposure to these perspectives brings about a greater and a deeper understanding, and a more harmonious, effective, and fulfilling way of participating in that organization or environment. Inclusion is the psychological prerequisite of mutual empathy that infuses an organization and allows diversity and equity to function effectively in creating a better, richer, more enlightened organization or environment.
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−	~~<q>The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our ego and live in another’s world.</q>~~
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−	~~George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans)~~
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	The concept of <span style="color:#FF0000">diversity</span> can be understood as the many different dimensions in which people differ. Gender, race, culture, socio-economic status, traditions, education, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationality, ethnicity, experience, physical ability: these are just some of the facets that characterize diversity. The more diverse a group, the more evenly distributed that group is across all these dimensions. In this sense, diversity is, of itself, neither good nor bad: it just reflects a variation across the multiple dimensions that characterize human beings. However, there is a deeper way of understanding diversity, one that makes it special. Diversity creates opportunities for greater mutual understanding of the individual contribution that a person of each background can make by breaking down barriers – typically manifested as preconceptions and bias – and exposing what is special and positive in each and every individual. This richer understanding of diversity sees it as a means to an end: a way of tapping into everyone's potential and using that potential to empower everyone else through mutual respect.		The concept of <span style="color:#FF0000">diversity</span> can be understood as the many different dimensions in which people differ. Gender, race, culture, socio-economic status, traditions, education, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationality, ethnicity, experience, physical ability: these are just some of the facets that characterize diversity. The more diverse a group, the more evenly distributed that group is across all these dimensions. In this sense, diversity is, of itself, neither good nor bad: it just reflects a variation across the multiple dimensions that characterize human beings. However, there is a deeper way of understanding diversity, one that makes it special. Diversity creates opportunities for greater mutual understanding of the individual contribution that a person of each background can make by breaking down barriers – typically manifested as preconceptions and bias – and exposing what is special and positive in each and every individual. This richer understanding of diversity sees it as a means to an end: a way of tapping into everyone's potential and using that potential to empower everyone else through mutual respect.

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	But even that is not enough to create an environment that is truly open. By themselves, diversity and equity create the necessary conditions but can't guarantee that these conditions will lead to the positive interaction between each person in that environment. This is what <span style="color:#FF0000">inclusion</span> means: that each person feels they belong in that environment and that their place in that environment is valued. It is not enough that they are present and empowered, but that they are visibly, openly, and transparently valued by everyone else. Naturally, this is a reciprocal process and, therefore, it can only be achieved by mutual respect for the perspectives of others. This is the essence of <span style="color:#FF0000">empathy</span>. It necessitates that each individual actively adopts the perspective of others and sees the value in it, irrespective of whether or not she or he agrees with it, at that moment in time. Eventually, exposure to these perspectives brings about a greater and a deeper understanding, and a more harmonious, effective, and fulfilling way of participating in that organization or environment. Inclusion is the psychological prerequisite of mutual empathy that infuses an organization and allows diversity and equity to function effectively in creating a better, richer, more enlightened organization or environment.		But even that is not enough to create an environment that is truly open. By themselves, diversity and equity create the necessary conditions but can't guarantee that these conditions will lead to the positive interaction between each person in that environment. This is what <span style="color:#FF0000">inclusion</span> means: that each person feels they belong in that environment and that their place in that environment is valued. It is not enough that they are present and empowered, but that they are visibly, openly, and transparently valued by everyone else. Naturally, this is a reciprocal process and, therefore, it can only be achieved by mutual respect for the perspectives of others. This is the essence of <span style="color:#FF0000">empathy</span>. It necessitates that each individual actively adopts the perspective of others and sees the value in it, irrespective of whether or not she or he agrees with it, at that moment in time. Eventually, exposure to these perspectives brings about a greater and a deeper understanding, and a more harmonious, effective, and fulfilling way of participating in that organization or environment. Inclusion is the psychological prerequisite of mutual empathy that infuses an organization and allows diversity and equity to function effectively in creating a better, richer, more enlightened organization or environment.
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		+	<q>The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our ego and live in another’s world.</q>
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		+	George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans)
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-<blockquote>The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our ego and live in another’s world.</blockquote>
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-George Eliot (pen name of Mary Ann Evans)
+<q>The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our ego and live in another’s world.</q>
 The concept of <span style="color:#FF0000">diversity</span> can be understood as the many different dimensions in which people differ. Gender, race, culture, socio-economic status, traditions, education, age, religious and spiritual beliefs, nationality, ethnicity, experience, physical ability: these are just some of the facets that characterize diversity.  The more diverse a group, the more evenly distributed that group is across all these dimensions.   In this sense, diversity is, of itself, neither good nor bad: it just reflects a variation across the multiple dimensions that characterize human beings. However, there is a deeper way of understanding diversity, one that makes it special. Diversity creates opportunities for greater mutual understanding of the individual contribution that a person of each background can make by breaking down barriers – typically manifested as preconceptions and bias – and exposing what is special and positive in each and every individual.  This richer understanding of diversity sees it as a means to an end: a way of tapping into everyone's potential and using that potential to empower everyone else through mutual respect.