What's The Difference?

What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why the first step in developing cultural competence is to “see self”, the secret to more effectively understand yourself and understand others Sara offers a simple exercise that can help you better define and understand your culture, and she explains how uses this question in training to create an eye-opening experience Why it is important to differentiate your cultural descriptors by whether they are frames or filters, and how frames and filters differ Sara defines her personal frames, such as being White, cisgender, and female, and her filters, such as being extroverted, competitive, and a woman small business owner Why identifying your filters is critical in seeing yourself and understanding how you relate to the world and the people around you Why paying attention to your interactions throughout your day can help you see how your filters often make your decisions for you Why it is so important to understand your own culture and see yourself, and how this can help