How stepping into someone else’s shoes can improve how we develop and lead others.
In this Learning Lab - by humanising the 'Other', exploring bias and thinking critically - we're going to be growing connection through finding common ground.
In times of conflict and fear, it’s easy to retreat into bias. Easy to dehumanise the 'Other'. Easy to stick with what we know. But what happens when we step beyond the stereotype? What happens if we explore the hopes and fears of the ‘Other’?
In this online session, coach and facilitator Ben Nathan leads us through a shortened version of his interactive Common Ground workshop, seeking to challenge unconscious bias and explore more critical thinking. Drawing on his personal journey - raised in a pro-Israel, Zionist family, creating the verbatim play Semites based on Palestinian and Israeli interviews he recorded, and engaging in interfaith and community dialogue - Ben invites us to leave our preconceptions at the door, to step beyond our echo chamber and to think again.
What to expect:
- Insights from a leading consultant in this space.
- Reflection on how issues in the wider world affect our working context.
- Connection with peers - coaches, leaders and all kinds of development professionals - with a keen interest in finding common ground, and sharing great practice on it.
By shifting perspective, challenging bias and exploring critical thinking, we can build stronger teams, teams with a real sense of trust and greater collaboration.
Our Facilitator:
A qualified coach and experienced facilitator, Ben Nathan is passionate about unlocked potential, holistic change and growth. For over 15 years, he’s been coaching in a safe listening space, exploring how to become a better communicator, how to make the transition to leadership and how to influence others. Before his corporate career, Ben was a professional actor bringing a creative energy and fresh insights to his coaching. Clients tell him he is a great listener, challenging and fun!
You can find out more about Ben and LinkIn to him here.
