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Diversity and Inclusion

A Deloitte report revealed that 61% of all employees hide or “cover” their identities in some way. This can negatively impact employee engagement and performance because more time is spent thinking about hiding parts of themselves rather than on their work.

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Participants in 2023

500+

Programs in 2023

700+

Clients so far
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None of us, is as smart as all of us

The Desert Survival Challenge was a path breaking simulation run by the US Airforce during World War II. It is now a case study in many top business schools. The challenge involved groups of 20 cadets – theoretically victims of a plane-crash – being tasked to find their way to the nearest habitation some 70 miles away. More than 2000 real life simulations showed that groups where decision making was broad based, iterate the best survival strategies. Groups where only a handful of views dominated, usually made the worst decisions, often lost morale and were unable to reach their destination.

Developed in collaboration with leading academics, FocusU’s 3R’s approach provides teams with a framework on how to approach the conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion in a holistic way.

Recognise: Unconscious biases
Rethink: Current behaviors
Rebuild: A culture of inclusion and belongingness

Each of the modules here are thoughtfully customized to make a tangible difference.

Frequently asked questions

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On each topic page, you will see icons on the right that clarify this. This is how you decode them:

  • ILT (Instructor led training) - ILT (Instructor led training)
  • VILT (Virtual instructor led training) - VILT (Virtual instructor led training)
  • OBS (Online business simulation) - OBS (Online business simulation)
  • ML (Microlearning) - ML (Microlearning)
  • MC (Masterclass) - MC (Masterclass)
  • SDP (Storified Digital Products asynchronous) - SDP (Storified Digital Products - asynchronous)
  • DIY (Do it yourself) - DIY (Do it yourself)

The simulation addresses generic challenges encountered at the workplace. The customisation to the specific cohort as per their industry / company situation is done by the Facilitator running the session.

You can download a program overview from each of the topic pages. Do note that while this will give you a broad structure of the workshop, our learning designers will still need to talk with you to customize the workshop to your context.

For each workshop, we can help you with a set of 3 different teasers that you can customize and share periodically with participants to build excitement and get traction.

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One of the first steps in hiring any talent is to determine which skills you need for your project. Impelsys matches you with proven remote talent who can help you with all your development and IT needs,

One of the first steps in hiring any talent is to determine which skills you need for your project. Impelsys matches you with proven remote talent who can help you with all your development and IT needs,

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    It forced me to learn and grow in spite of dealing with my busy schedule of juggling between work and a new-born back at home. You helped me understand new concepts in merely 15-30 mins ; and challenged me to think through different issues I should deal with. I should get them sorted mentally in my mind first than in real life. Thank you for helping me grow my knowledge.

    Ketki Desai
    SMOLLAN Area Asst. - West Region
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    It’s not about the content or activities. Those can be replicated by others. It’s what the FocusU team does with them which makes the experience so special.

    Tanmaya Vats
    PepsiCo Global Value Innovation Center Vice President & Head
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    I cannot praise the FocusU team highly enough. Laser precision in everything they did. Please pass on our appreciation to the team.

    Ritesh Ranjan
    CGI Director, Learning & Development
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    The team had a great experience at the engagement session! Would say this is easily one of the best sessions I would have attended in a long time – the mix of fun and messaging was perfect and can easily notice the change in attitudes on the floor. Well done, pls. convey my kudos to the rest of the team as well.

    Karan Sapra
    Aditya Birla Head – West
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    Just wanted to let you know that we had a great experience with FocusU. All the activities were well designed and implemented. The team was brilliant.

    Divya Gupta
    Aavishkaar Investment Manager
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    The dance session was really awesome. We learned some great and interesting dance steps with expressions. The best part is that we all were dancing virtually but still we were able to match our steps with the music. It was really engaging and we all had so much fun. Thank you so much.

    Divya Chawla
    WW Studio Executive Assistant to Lead HP
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    The game was fantastic, and it couldn’t have come along at a better time.

    David Arneil
    H&A Head of Design
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    The entire set of topics had a good coverage on the day to day activities in a corporate life. It was fun to solve the challenges and a good learning experience. Thank you 😊

    Vinod Unni
    Diageo
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    The Learning challenge was very informative and challenging. The thing which I love about this challenge is that it provides videos also that make it easy to understand the concept.

    Vishal More
    Smollan
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    Without a shadow of a doubt, it was one of the finest team building event, I have experienced & same was the reaction from the participants too. Our facilitators were impressed & had high feedback for your team. Thanks to the entire team for giving us such a memorable experience .

    Sunanda Gulati
    NXP Semiconductors Learning and Development Head

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