Why is inclusiveness and respecting diversity important?
• Diversity helps us learn about ourselves. Through learning about others, we learn about ourselves, our limited perceptions, and the possibilities present to us. • Inclusiveness helps us build trust by promoting understanding and breaking down prejudice. A community can only be strong and healthy when built upon trust. • Through active participation in a diverse community, we can develop our interpersonal skills, allowing us to grow as leaders who can take advantage of opportunities in our work and personal lives. • Active participation in diversity also equips us with new ways of solving problems and helps us to focus on our similarities rather than our differences. It helps us think outside of the box. • Did you know that 70 percent of the market potential for U.S.-based businesses lies outside the U.S.? Ninety percent of potential for growth for Japanese businesses lies outside Japan. For Germany, the largest single country in Europe, the world marketing potential is 94 percent out
