
Do we hold inclusivity as one of our core values?
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If post COVID-19 are we really serious about creating a new normal that is truly inclusive & diverse?
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An example of short-sighted metrics in a different field is that the trade union movement in the UK, at least, believed itself to be supporting sustainability by endorsing the building of new nuclear power stations. On the assumption that it was a carbon free energy which created jobs. But those jobs are only in large numbers in the construction phase; so what is the cost to society in unemployment benefits afterwards?… Sustainable I don’t think so.
Or do we copy a previous UK government initiative of widening motorways /highways (some of which I’d landscaped what is now 30 -40 years ago on the false assumption that they were not transient landscapes) just for the sake of short-term job creation? Without considering the long-term implications of transport infrastructure.

As we progress towards a more empathetic society it could be poignant to observe research findings in DDI’s (Development Dimensions International) 2016 report “High Resolution Leadership”. In which Empathy tops the list as the critical driver of overall performance. It observed that ‘only 40% of front-line leaders are proficient or strong in empathy’ and ‘European leaders are less naturally empathetic & may succumb to silos’ with regard to creating Collaborative and Diversified Networks.
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Referring back to my earlier observations of the patron & the underdog along with an inclusive & diverse pet rescue sector. We would we wise to observe different examples of symbiotic relationships.
• Mutualism: symbionts benefit from each other
• Commensalism: one symbiont benefits without harming the other
• Parasitism: one species thrives on causing the other harm
• Amenalism: competition, one species emerges winner
• Antibiosis: one organism killed by chemical secretion of another
• Synnecrosis: interaction is detrimental to both organisms.
I trust that this article will stimulate the ongoing conversation around Inclusivity & Diversity and in doing so will give hope to the disruptors that we do not have to fit a preconceived paradigm to be able to inclusively participate.
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