Essential Difference in Effective Teams

Date and time: 
October 31, 2018 - 11:15pm to November 1, 2018 - 2:30am
Event type: 
Educational Opportunity

Collaborative problem-solving depends on the willingness of team members to entertain alternative solutions and the ability to recognize and manage assumptions and biases. While we know that diverse teams offer rich raw material for creative solutions, we also know they can be challenging as different worldviews collide. This training, lead by Donna Younger, will examine ways for teams to cultivate the potential of team diversity by recognizing the assumptions and preferences that arise from characteristics such socioeconomic background, race, and culture. Once the nature of team diversity is explored, members can bridge differences with skills of self-awareness and interpersonal communication.

This training will enable you to:
1. Identify your worldview and its impact on your assumptions about people and work.
2. Recognize biases about those with different backgrounds and identify ways to manage them.
3. Assess ways that a diverse team contributes to the effectiveness of CLII teams.

Location: 

Westwood Tavern (1385 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL)

Trainers: 

​Donna has served as an adult learning facilitator  in a wide variety of roles and settings for more than thirty years.  In higher education, she was a member of the resident faculty of SNL for 12 years and has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs as an adjunct faculty member for 14 years.  Donna served as Dean of Academic Services at Oakton Community College from 2002-2012 where she led the effort to improve services to adult students and to implement a First Year Experience Program.  More recently, Donna was Associate Vice-President for Higher Education at CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) from 2014-2016 and continues to serve as a consultant for CAEL, working with academic institutions across sectors as well as with business and not-for-profit organizations.  Donna’s particular areas for continuous inquiry for emotional and social competence and organizational development.​

Contact email: 
adminclii@collablawil.org
Presenter: 
Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois
Price info: 

$150 for Collaborative Law Institute of IL members; $175 for non-members