60 min 5 activities ConnectionInsightReflection

Belonging at Work Workshop

Any workplace team, people leaders, culture teams, employee resource groups

Establish psychological safety, surface team-level perceptions, explore workplace trade-offs, generate concrete inclusion practices, and reflect on future commitments.

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Workshop Goal

The Problem

Establish psychological safety, surface team-level perceptions, explore workplace trade-offs, generate concrete inclusion practices, and reflect on future commitments.

What You'll Achieve

Establish psychological safety before deeper discussion
Surface team-level perceptions of belonging and inclusion
Explore workplace trade-offs in a low-stakes format
Generate concrete inclusion and belonging practices
Reflect on future team commitments

Facilitator Value

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Workshop Timeline

A step-by-step structure for the full 60-minute session.

Icebreaker Experience 10 min

Establish psychological safety before deeper discussion.

This session requires safety first. Start with something that signals: every voice matters here.
Team Polls 12 min

Surface team-level perceptions of belonging, respect, and inclusion.

Results are aggregate only. Do not ask anyone to explain their individual answer. Focus on patterns.
Would You Rather 10 min

Explore workplace trade-offs around inclusion and collaboration.

Keep discussion focused on workplace practices. Do not ask participants to represent a social group or disclose personal experiences.
Idea Storm 12 min

Generate concrete inclusion and belonging practices.

Focus on practices, behaviours, and systems — not individuals. Redirect personal accounts toward: "What would help the team?"
Team Retrospective 12 min

Reflect on future team commitments around belonging.

The retro closes the session. Keep it forward-looking: what do we commit to as a team?

Facilitator Guide

Key Notes

Do not ask participants to disclose protected characteristics or represent a social group.
Do not invite personal accounts of discrimination.
Keep Poll and WYR results aggregate-only. Do not ask anyone to explain their individual answer.
Redirect discussion from individuals toward systems, practices, and future actions.
Do not rank participants or teams on inclusion. Do not promise conflict resolution.

Discussion Tips

What does this result tell us about how our team is experiencing belonging?
What's one practice we could adopt that would make this team more inclusive?
What does respect look like on this team at its best?

Closing Prompts

"What's one commitment you're making to this team after today?"
"What's one thing you want this team to know before we close?"

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