Name: Inclusive Intelligence for Modern Workplaces – 1 Day Course in Ottawa
Start: 2025-12-16T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Albert Street & Metcalfe Street

$Inclusive Intelligence for Modern Workplaces \u2013 1 Day Course in Ottawa$

Build inclusive mindsets and behaviors that help teams collaborate effectively, reduce bias, and create respectful,high-performing workplace
About this Event

Group Discounts:

Save 10% when registering 3 or more participants
Save 15% when registering 10 or more participants

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Duration: 1 Full Day (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Delivery Mode: Classroom (In-Person)
Language: English
Credits: 8 PDUs / Training Hours
Certification: Course Completion Certificate
Refreshments: Lunch, beverages, and light snacks included

Course Overview

This workshop helps participants understand and apply the principles of inclusive intelligence—an approach that supports meaningful collaboration, respect, and empathy among people of diverse backgrounds. The course explores how biases influence daily behavior, how to communicate inclusively, and how to build team environments where everyone feels valued and heard.

You will engage in real scenarios, guided discussions, and reflective exercises designed to strengthen cultural awareness, inclusive communication, and equitable decision-making. By the end of the session, attendees gain the confidence and skillset to contribute to a more inclusive, respectful, and collaborative workplace culture.

Learning Objectives

• Understand inclusive intelligence and its workplace importance
• Recognize and reduce conscious and unconscious biases
• Use inclusive communication and active listening practices
• Strengthen collaboration and empathy across diverse teams
• Apply equitable decision-making techniques
• Promote a respectful and psychologically safe work culture
• Build actionable strategies for ongoing inclusion

Target Audience

• Corporate teams and cross-functional departments
• HR professionals and people managers
• Team leaders and supervisors
• Customer-facing staff
• DEI champions and culture-building teams
• Anyone responsible for fostering a respectful workplace

Why Choose This Course?

This course empowers individuals with the mindset and skills needed to create inclusive, respectful, and high-performing workplaces. Participants gain tools that support stronger relationships, clearer communication, and better team collaboration. By adopting inclusive intelligence, teams experience improved trust, engagement, and innovation.

Want to train your whole team together?
Organizations can request customized in-house workshops tailored to their culture, team challenges, and diversity goals. These sessions help build shared understanding, consistent behaviors, and a unified approach to inclusion. Tailored programs strengthen team alignment, reduce conflict, and promote long-term cultural transformation.

📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house, face-to-face session:

Agenda
Module 1: Understanding Inclusive Intelligence

Info: • Define inclusive intelligence and why it matters in today’s workplace.
• Explore mindset shifts that support inclusion and respect.
• Identify the impact of exclusion on team performance.
• Icebreaker Activity

Module 2: Recognizing Bias & Breaking Assumptions

Info: • Identify conscious and unconscious biases in daily interactions.
• Reflect on personal assumptions and how they form.
• Practice strategies to reduce biased thinking and reactions.
• Activity

Module 3: Inclusive Communication Skills

Info: • Use respectful language and open listening techniques.
• Adapt communication styles to diverse individuals.
• Respond constructively to misunderstandings or tension.
• Role Play

Module 4: Collaboration Across Differences

Info: • Work with diverse teams more effectively.
• Strengthen empathy and perspective-taking.
• Address challenges arising from cultural or personality differences.
• Case Study

Module 5: Equitable Decision-Making & Problem-Solving

Info: • Make fair decisions that consider diverse viewpoints.
• Avoid exclusionary habits during team discussions.
• Balance team needs, perspectives, and priorities.
• Simulation

Module 6: Building a Culture of Inclusion

Info: • Encourage respectful behavior and shared responsibility.
• Promote psychological safety within teams.
• Address microaggressions and subtle exclusion.
• Group Brainstorm Activity

Module 7: Personal and Team Inclusion Action Plan

Info: • Create an inclusion improvement roadmap for the workplace.
• Set behavior goals and accountability steps.
• Identify long-term strategies for inclusive growth.
• Action Plan Review