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Diversity-Oriented Organizational Development

In all our projects, we work towards contributing to a society characterised by diversity, acceptance, and participation. We have many years of experience and expertise in the related thematic areas

  • Integration & Migration

  • Diversity & Anti-Racism

  • Diversity Orientation & Interculturality in Organisations

Our focus goes beyond participation and individual empowerment; we understand diversity—both within our organisation and in society at large—as a resource for innovation and transformational capacity.


>> See our blog post:  "Managing the Opportunities of Diversity"

Dr. Jenni Winterhagen

Dr. Jenni Winterhagen

Senior Managerin

winterhagen@imap-institut.de

+49 (0) 211 513 69 73 - 49

Projects

Diversity-Oriented Organizational Development

As a systemic organisational consultancy specialising in transformation and cultural processes, we have extensive project experience in successfully implementing diversity-sensitive development — both within and between organisations across various sectors. To support this, we design training programmes that build intercultural and diversity-oriented competencies, strengthening diversity-sensitive practices in everyday life as well as in the workplace.

We support your organisation in creating diversity-oriented and integration-promoting structures and processes that enhance collaboration among all stakeholders involved. Furthermore, we guide you in shaping the accompanying transformation processes to be both coherent and sustainable.

Key components of diversity-driven change

Why intercultural openness?

Intercultural openness in organisations aims to increase participation opportunities for people of diverse national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. When diversity is embraced and integrated in this way, it...

enhances innovation and transformation capabilities,

establishes a fair, empowering atmosphere,

and thus secures lasting commitment and engagement.

Diversity encompasses individual, social, and structural differences and similarities among people and groups, such as:

age

ethnicity or nationality

religion and belief system

sexual orientation or gender identity

disabilities

Intercultural and diversity-oriented openness as a process of organisational development

 

Diversity-oriented openness aims to engage with the dimensions of diversity and multiple perspectives within an organisation, to understand existing dynamics, and to adapt both individual behaviour and organisational structures in the desired way. Diversity is not a quantitative trophy (measuring the spread of variables), but rather a matter of inclusion, participation, and respect for diverse differences. Therefore, diversity that is lived  is not merely an “individual” achievement of certain employees or leaders, but fundamentally a result of the organisation's culture.

 

As experts with a lot of experiences, we accompany you on this transformation journey, starting with a critical reflection and analysis of your initial situation:

Where do you stand? What have you already made possible?

Where do you still see and experience barriers and obstacles?

How can diversity-oriented openness be established individually and structurally?

Together with you, we plan measures and their phased implementation, as well as a long-term impact analysis.

Intercultural and diversity-oriented openness will be successful in the long term if it takes place as an organisational development process involving all organisational units and employees, supported by all levels of leadership.

In a globalised society shaped by immigration, co-creative collaboration that is characterised by diversity will give rise to future-proof, flexible, and innovative organisations.

Our key components of diversity & anti-racism at a glance:

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