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 beauty…and hope. So…

What if…

What if… valuing these differences – actively seeking them out and exploring them more deeply – is the cure for these social and organisational ills?

What if… the best way to confront the darkness – our greatest challenges – doesn’t come from going deeper into the shadows, but from seizing the light? …looking to extract the brilliance from the diversity of thought, experiences and perspectives that our differences can yield…

What if… 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 understanding…to human connection rather than demographic abstraction…

What is it…

THE DIFFERENCE PROJECT is an experiment – an exploration – 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 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, 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 weren’t able to join us for the premier of THE DIFFERENCE PROJECT, you can watch the recorded episode here.