What is Belonging?

Belonging is hard to define, or maybe impossible actually. To belong (or not belong) is deeply personal - is it a feeling or an experience? 🤷🏽‍♀️

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We all have contrasting facets of our personalities, and one of mine is that I love things that are tangible, measurable 📏 and concrete - but it’s the intangible that really gets my 🧠 whirring. The irony that a large part of my work centres around the theme of #belonging is not lost on me! I have felt that I belong nowhere, and everywhere. 🌍

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You can’t teach someone that they deserve to belong - but if you create and nurture an inclusive work environment, it is often a result. So for me, belonging is an outcome. What does belonging mean to you?

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Join the Institute for Developing Across Differences (IDD) Global Community of Practice meetings to discuss and share perspectives on belonging! Together, we're building a #GlobalCommunity passionate for #DevelopingAcrossDifferences.

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