• All breakout activities for today can be found on this page.
• Please keep the tab open for ease.
• Scroll to each new activity when the time comes.
• Please make sure that all voices are heard and select a speaker to share a summary of what has been discussed. 

Breakout Activity One: Is DEI embedded in the culture?

1. The person who’s first name is first alphabetically, will be the leader

2. The leader will decide on a speaker who will feedback to the whole group, when we return to the Main Room

3. Avoid specific reference to names when using examples

4. Please make sure that all voices are heard

Your facilitator will guide you through each of the following questions:

Team 1 (Room 1):

1. Does the diversity of staff reflect the people you serve?
2. Are you getting it right? Is it important?

Team 2 (Room 2):

1. How do the terms Equality and Equity Differ?
2. Do all colleagues and service users experience equitable treatment? If so, what examples can we share to illustrate this?

Breakout Activity Two: Accessibility

1. Your leader for this activity will be the person whose first name is last alphabetically
2. Your leader will select a speaker for the team, who will share a brief summary of what was discussed. If you prefer not to speak, choose another colleague
3. Your leader will guide the team through the discussion, outlined below.
4. Make sure that all voices are heard - consciously include all members of the team!

In relation to Disability and Neuro-Inclusion:

What do we mean by accessibility and removing barriers?

Are we getting it right with regards to accessibility?

A) For colleagues

B) For service users

What could we be doing better?

Breakout Activity Three:  Receptive/Expressive Communication

Instructions

1. The person who was born in the earliest month will be the leader of this activity.

2. Your leader will decide who will be Speaker A and who will be Speaker B.

3. Your leader will guide you through each part of the activity below:

PART ONE

In a moment, SPEAKER A is going to talk for one minute about their weekend and SPEAKER B is just going to listen.

OK – off you go [1 minute].

And stop!

How did that feel? Easy? Good!

PART TWO

Now, SPEAKER B is going to talk about their weekend for one minute. BUT they are not allowed to use any words containing the letter ‘e’.

Ready? Off you go! [1 minute].

And stop!

How did that feel? 

Were you able to speak as fluently as your partner? 

How did that make you feel? 

SPEAKER A - how did it feel listening as your partner was struggling to put their thoughts into words? Frustrating? Annoying?

Discuss:

What was the purpose of this exercise? 

How might it relate to your role?