Inclusion or Exclusion …
One of the things I love so much about the world, is the diversity it offers. I have been to well over a dozen countries, lived, trained and interacted in a variety of cultures - and met a wide variety of vastly different human beings. Awesome. We are all different; we are not the same; and this brings me to my topic … I am not going to talk about ‘inclusivity’ … but rather, ‘exclusivity’; yes, there is another side to the coin! Human beings need to ‘exclude’ others, on occasion. Top tier special operators, for example - exclusive. This group of people should not include people, just for the sake of quota-filling - or just so can be seen as inclusive. No! T he mental model I use is pretty easy to understand; imagine a pyramid shape ( I drew this simple one) the long bottom-edge represents maximum inclusivity - the pointy bit at the top represents maximum exclusivity; here are a few examples: Public policing - very inclusive. Specialised policing - less inclusive. Tier One operator -
