Course 2: Becoming a 7 Cups Leader - (Discussion #10) Diversity, Cultural Differences, and Second Language Learners
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We are truly lucky to have a global community, rich in background and culture. In order to nurture our diverse community, we should each make a conscious effort to understand each other. The more we know, the more mindful we can be of one another's differences.
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Questions:
Please list some advantages of a diverse team.
How can we be respectful of different cultures on 7 Cups?
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@Heather225
Please list some advantages of a diverse team.
1. Different perspectives on things
2. Different ideas
3. New ways of doing things
4. New ways of thinking
5. Different values coming together
6. Learning about different cultures, religions, languages and experiences
How can we be respectful of different cultures on 7 Cups?
Personally, I always come from a place of respect, it doesn’t matter if I don’t necessarily understand everything about every culture, it’s ok. I can look things up and I can ask questions, I would hope people would be receptive to my possible ignorance.
@Heather225
Please list some advantages of a diverse team.
Diversity is so important for me, coming from a background of mixed ethnicities. I believe diversity and understanding it can be the glue that bonds us together. Hearing other’s ideas from different places, cultures, and thinking can be creative, new and help produce more ways of out of the box thinking. We merge as one even though we are in different time zones, ethnicities, backgrounds, beliefs, cultures. Its so fascinating to hear another story or interpretation from another member or listener that I haven't thought of myself.
How can we be respectful of different cultures on 7 Cups?
Being respectful of different cultures means active listening to new ideas and stories, being non judgemental, open minded, respectful, and that their life is not my life, so their struggles or past is not mine and learning about gives me knowledge and more insight of others.