1. SR 769

2. Day Four DIVERSITY It’s In Every One Of Us! CRAIG
Remind why this is such an important part of Woodbadge
Look at the staff
Look at the Participants
There is a lot of Diversity in the room
One of your Ticket Items must focus on Leveraging Diversity
Invite Open Discussion to make presentation more effective

3. Why Diversity Inclusion is the right thing to do
Our differences makes us stronger
Respond to changing demographics
Need to respect one another’s difference
One way to demonstrate that we value others is to recognize it, celebrate it, use it
KRIS
Inclusion
We're all smart enough to realize the detrimental effects of exclusion on our society
Demographics
Think about the country as a whole
Think about BSA
Think about your unit
Segue
Lets looks at what famous people had to say about Diversity and Change

15. Types Of Diversity
Human
Cultural
Organizational
KRIS

16. Human Diversity What we are: Gender Race Age Appearance Health
Who we are:
Education
Marital/Parental status
Occupation
Geographic Location
KRIS

17. Cultural Diversity Language Lifestyle Heritage Belief System
Religious Beliefs
Traditions
KRIS

18. Organizational Diversity
Teamwork
Roles
Relationships
Leadership
Empowerment
Education and Training
Affiliations
KRIS

19. Diversity Makes Us Stronger
Everyone gets involved
Different backgrounds allow for new looks at old problems
Out of differences come new ideas and inspirations
We are stronger together than apart
CRAIG
Our backgrounds sometimes get in the way of seeing solutions to the problems at hand. Leveraging diversity opens up new paths to explore to solve those problems
This is a concept that we as Americans should be very familiar with.
Do you remember United We Stand, Divided We fall or the Join or Die Cartoon from the Revolutionary War era
E Pluribus Unum Out of many, One

20. Using Diversity to Make BSA Better
Aggressively recruit diverse members and leaders
Identify and challenge unacceptable /demeaning behavior
Encourage everyone to contribute their backgrounds, talents, and experiences
Serve as a role model
CRAIG

21. Barriers to Leveraging Diversity
We resist change
Comfort in sameness
Peer pressure
CRAIG
Give me some ideas on what you think are barriers to using diversity

22. Falling Short We all make mistakes Apologize Ask for guidance
KEEP TRYING!
CRAIG
Ironically, we usually fall short & mess up due to a lack of understanding of the diversity that we are trying to comprehend. Sort of a Catch-22

23. Responding to Others A Scout is Friendly A Scout is Reverent KRIS
A scout is a friend to all. He is a brother to all scouts. He offers his friendship to people of all races and nations and respects them even if their beliefs and customs are different from his own.
Discuss the BSA Commitment to religion and how those that don't believe are cannot participate in the Scouting program
Even though we don't agree on this there may be hundreds of things that we have in common. Focus on those, set aside the differences and move on with working together
As a leader, be sure the YOU are being the proper role model
A Scout is Friendly
A Scout is Reverent

24. Leveraging Diversity & Leading Change
400 years ago
1849
Today
The future?
CRAIG
Over time, Diversity will generate change…its inevitable.
A diverse society is always developing, growing, evolving
When you think of The United States what state comes to mind as being the most DIVERSE California
Was it always this way?NO Lets look at some history:
400 Years ago only natives to the land were there same as for thousands of years
What event happened?. Gold Rush
Hundreds of European Decent Settlers moved in and changed everything
As time progressed, then came peoples of Asian Decent and others and others
until
Today
More non-whites than white
What does the future hold for Califorina? For our country
It will be much different than we know it today. It is a safe bet that the changes will be driven by the diversity of the people living here

25. Group Discussion
Diversity issues in your unit? How can you leverage them to change for the better?
KRIS & CRAIG
Reorganize into different groups (Use Critter Cards)
Discuss diversity in one of your units and use it as a case study
After about 10 minutes, we'll get a few groups too report on what was learned
Be sure that you remember to follow the SIX STEPS TO LEADING CHANGE
How did it feel to be in a different group?
Was there Diversity in the new group?
Did you see any team dynamics taking place?
Group Reports/Feedback

26. Points to Remember We are stronger when we are diverse.
We are stronger when we make diversity work for us.
Leading change to become more diverse is critical for Scouting to remain relevant.
KRIS

27. High Performance Teams are stronger when they have and utilize diverse membership
CRAIG
How will you leverage diversity to lead a change?
WHAT will YOUR ticket item be?