We are all incredibly similar yet small things make a big difference in how we experience the world.
These differences can be quite negative and are the source of a great many social and workplace ills. BUT they are also the source of magic and beautyβ¦and hope. Soβ¦
What ifβ¦
What ifβ¦ valuing these differences β actively seeking them out and exploring them more deeply β is the cure for these social and organisational ills?
What ifβ¦ the best way to confront the darkness β our greatest challenges β doesnβt come from going deeper into the shadows, but from seizing the light? β¦looking to extract the brilliance from the diversity of thought, experiences and perspectives that our differences can yieldβ¦
What ifβ¦ instead of trying to be blind to ethnicity, gender or circumstance, we see it more intensely? Not as a judgement but as a path to learning and understandingβ¦to human connection rather than demographic abstractionβ¦
What is itβ¦
THE DIFFERENCE PROJECT is an experiment β an exploration β of these hypotheses from the broadest set of different perspectives possible. It is an attempt to prove, disprove or, most likely, shape a whole new hypothesis on how to use difference to make a difference...to make systemic change toward a safer, fairer, more inclusive world.
(Excerpt from the Difference Project website)
I was honoured to be a panelist on the first episode of ππ’ππππ«ππ§ππ ππ«π¨π£πππ, a series of live digital conversations about how our differences might bring us together to pursue common goals, rather than divide us.
We discussed how to use Difference to make a difference...to make systemic change toward a safer, fairer, more inclusive world.
In case you werenβt able to join us for the premier of THE DIFFERENCE PROJECT, you can watch the recorded episode here.
