ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the effect of diversity on the individual and the collective. Every day we are confronted with beliefs, values, and interests of complex individuals, organizations, and institutions, and daily we make unconscious contributions to diversity. But quite often we make conscious contributions to diversity through our decision-making. It is my hope that this writing will cause you to reflect upon the intersection of how you influence diversity and how diversity influences you. Additionally, it is my desire that this work will incite serious and introspective thought about diversity. Communication is absolutely critical. Thoughtful communication about how we manage similarities and differences can change our experience with the world and the world’s experience with each of us.
