Colourful Or Colour-Blindness? Which is the Best Approach To Address Racial Issues?

Whether you recognise a person by their race (or not) has advantages and disadvantages. Knowing this can help you better tailor your diversity and inclusion initiatives.

We All Do This But Nobody Is Talking About It. Covering.

Everyone covers. People cover to tone down a disfavoured identity to fit into the mainstream. What do you cover?

Equity And Equality Are Different. We Need Both.

Equity and equality have been used interchangeably, so much so that it can get confusing. But are they the same?

Help someone in need. Be an Active Bystander.

You were passing by and noticed a stranger being harassed. What do you do? The choice to intervene defines whether you are an active or passive bystander.

Aren't Generalisations And Stereotypes The Same?

Generalisations and stereotypes may seem very similar—but are they? It is important to define them, especially when meeting someone from a different culture.

Is The Onion Better Than the Iceberg?

Both the Cultural Onion and the Iceberg model have been used to describe and understand various cultural groups. Which do you prefer?

Ling's Letters #003: Dancing with the Storm.💃🏻

Life can be a battle, or a dance. Which will you choose?

What's The Big Deal With Social Diversity?

"The presence of difference" is one of the many definitions of diversity. In other words, a group of things or people with variation.

How To Define The Elusive “Culture”?

The word "culture" is difficult to grasp and challenging to define. Culture has become the umbrella term for everything related to human social life.

Why We Need More Diverse Leaders Now?

With increasing problems at all levels of society, the world needs more leaders, from all walks of life, and not rely on the powerful few.

Stereotype, Prejudice & Discrimination: Why It's Important To Know The Difference?

Knowing the difference between stereotype, prejudice and discrimination can help you determine the kind of support you can offer to those facing these issues. 

Is The Cultural Iceberg Model Still Useful?

The Cultural Iceberg is one of many mental models to interpret cultures. Mental models help us understand the world we live in and interpret human behaviour.