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Narrator: Real-World Connections. Episode 13: Included, But Not Belonging

Narrator: Headquarters nominates the Wellspring team for an inclusion award. Five countries, many backgrounds, great results. Amara asks each person for a short quote. Priya asks to talk first.

Priya: I'm invited to everything. I'm on every call. But the calls are always at seven in the evening for me. The team chat runs on jokes about a sports league I don't follow. I'm included. I don't think I belong.

Amara: Every meeting was set to my morning. I never noticed.

Narrator: Your reading defines diversity as the mix of differences, and inclusion as bringing those differences together. Its Four-Layer Model of Diversity starts with personality at the core, then internal dimensions, external dimensions, and organizational dimensions like seniority and work field.

Narrator: The course's video on belonging adds the P.E.A.C.E. framework: psychological safety, empathy, acceptance, connection, and feeling embraced. And the business reading notes that on international teams, time zones often mean someone has to get up very early or work late into the evening, every time.

Priya: I don't need an award. I need to be part of what the team is.

Narrator: What's the difference between the diversity on this team and the inclusion Priya's describing? What should Amara change, and should the team accept the award?

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Compare diversity, inclusion, and belonging using Priya's situation. Then list three concrete changes Amara could make this week, at least one tied to the Four-Layer Model and one tied to the P.E.A.C.E. framework.

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