Inclusion and Social Safety - 2024 III

Inappropriate behaviour can take many forms. You may find yourself in such a situation, or you may witness someone else dealing with it. The question is, how do you respond to such a situation and what is effective?

Utrecht University stands for a socially safe and inclusive work environment. How do you personally contribute to that? And how can you, as a team, discuss your cooperation and interactions with one another. How do you have a constructive conversation about what is desirable or undesirable behaviour?

This training will provide you with methods to discuss social safety and how everyone can contribute. But you will also reflect on how inclusive your team is. What is equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI)? How do you create an inclusive culture where everyone feels at home and can bring out their best? What barriers do you encounter and how do you address them?

Programme

Postponing judgement and limiting assumptions helps you engage in an open dialogue and have a conversation based on curiosity. In this training, you will learn to postpone judgement and become aware of how your cognitive biases influence your thoughts, decisions and actions. Not only will you learn how to postpone judgement, you will also receive practical tools to deal with socially unsafe situations and to work towards a more inclusive organisation. 

In this 2 x 4 hour training, we will discuss the theory around equality, diversity & inclusion and social safety, examine specific situations and practice conversation techniques. The first session focuses on bias, equality, diversity & inclusion. The second session focuses on psychological and social safety. Between sessions, participants are expected to practice and experiment.

Learning objectives