Diversity is a Multi-Faceted Diamond

We often think immediately of race, ethnicity and gender diversity. Years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in an eye-opening exercise. A group of us were instructed to move across a courtyard as a statement was read if the statement was true for us. We were told to look at those who were standing with us and those who were not. The questions involved everything from our own and our family's educational levels, to the ability to access a sum of money within 24 hours, to childhood experiences and many more. This provided a very vivid way of demonstrating to me that diversity is truly like a multi-faceted diamond. Just as each diamond facet reveals a new brilliance, each answered question reveals an individual uniqueness or element of diversity from which we can learn.