Realising One’s Privilege

Roger Williams who worked on the creation of the “Privilege Conundrum” survey talks about how the survey was designed and the importance of the journey from the individual perspective to the collective perspective through to the perspective of others
He also explains how the design process was crucial in making sure the survey found the right voice and captured the questions that made the difference
As someone who has recognised their privilege, Roger also shares the key learning for him, that being conscious and having empathy with someone else’s viewpoint leads to different actions
  
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Some subconscious biases are learnt behaviours from very young
A conscious mind in relation to privilege is a very different thing
The pull to connect and belong drives human behaviour
In design thinking it’s the customer that helps you to learn and find the right voice
Someone can unintentionally apply some aspect of privilege in what might seem a reasonably innocuous way but it can have terrible consequences for an organisation
Everything thing you say and do flows from the unconscious and you need to think about what you say and do and make a conscious response
Be conscious and have empathy for someone else’s viewpoint
Consciousness leads to different actions
 
BEST MOMENTS
‘I thought I was a fully observed equal rights, straight down the line and then I saw all subconscious biases kicking in’
‘Don’t let the subconscious take over’
 
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/
 
Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/
Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com