Getting Personal: How Critical Self-Reflection Builds Inclusion & Belonging within Organizations

This two-part workshop introduces critical self-reflection as an essential tool in fostering inclusion and belonging within organizations. 

Critical self-reflection is defined as a set of practices that lead us to interrogate our actions, assumptions, established patterns of thinking, and perspectives as a means of deepening our anti-racism lens. Through the examination of ourselves, we confront who we are, how we have come to know what we know, and how we move through the world. This process cultivates cultural and intellectual humility, helping us recognize and address how we contribute to cultures of exclusion, especially in professional spaces.

The more consistent and competent we are at critical self-reflection, the more spontaneous we become at examining our proximity to power and interrogating our reactions to social triggers. Critical self-reflection drives courage – courage to step up, courage to admit missteps, courage to ask for more, to name insecurities, and to lean into difficult but necessary work. During this workshop, Erica Nicole Griffin, PhD and Jamie Joanou, PhD, principals from Monday Morning Consultants, will invite participants to identify and check their ego, to activate their power when possible, and build the courage to address injustice in their personal and professional lives. 

In this interactive session, we ask participants to be fully present and vulnerable, to avoid multitasking, and to dialogue with the group. This workshop is intended for all individuals who wish to deepen their anti-racism practice. We will utilize reflective journaling, affinity groups, and large group discussions to facilitate dialogue and learning.

After sincere engagement in this two-part workshop, participants should to be able to:

• Take stock of their own social identities and understand how they are targeted or privileged through membership in these social groups
• Understand when and how to leverage power
• Develop greater capacity to embrace conflict
• Develop the capacity to name mistakes and missteps, and to repair harm when caused
• Know when to step aside and return the spotlight to the those with the expertise to speak on harm

Accessibility

Our trainings are hosted on the Zoom video conferencing platform. You will need a computer or mobile device with a camera and microphone, and a quiet place to participate. A desktop computer (rather than cell phone or tablet) is ideal for accessing the training, as it allows the best ease of access to all the features in Zoom.

Trainings are interactive and most include breakout discussions. Please come ready to participate! If this is not possible for you, accommodations can be made by direct messaging the EIC Zoom host at the start of the training. We offer auto-generated closed captions through Zoom. Captions can sometimes be a little glitchy or inaccurate. Please reach out to workshops@equityinthecenter.org if you have accessibility needs or concerns.

Upcoming Workshops and Cost

Equity In The Center updated service pricing to a tiered pricing model in April 2022 to better align with best practices among equity-focused organizations. We ask that organizations purchasing tickets on behalf of their staff purchase tickets in the tier that aligns with your organizational budget and sector. For individuals purchasing tickets for themselves, we ask that those with greater privilege purchase tickets at the higher end, which will allow individuals with historically less access to wealth, disproportionately BIPOC folks, to pay the lower fees.

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