Inclusivity

Over the next few days, our chairman Dr Hany El-Banna will be discussing at the themes Inclusivity, Compliment-ality and Impartiality. 

For me, inclusivity means no doors, no locks, and no key chains. Inclusivity means open participation of the people concerned with the discussed issue. It means no pre-set agenda for discussion. The agenda should be drawn by the participants as a respond to the needs of their community.

Inclusivity is a tool, a bridge, or a vehicle that enables us to cross to both sides, delivering a very well, read, heard, and understood message.

It has neither a hierarchy nor grassroots; it is both. Creating inclusivity should be needs driven and not fund driven. Inclusivity needs us as participants to have crystal clear intentions reflecting our transparent objectives. Inclusivity is not about lobbying, manoeuvring, or twisting peoples’ arms but rather about discussing, engaging and convincing.

Inclusivity is about ‘US’ which include all the WE’s and the I’s, so the big ‘US’ means that we agree on a commonly shared value which can include all of US, because we are all equal, partners, shareholders, and owners of our ideas and dreams. Inclusivity is not about a religion, a sect, a race, history, culture, language, or a vision but inclusivity is about all of these and more.

Inclusivity does not believe in borders, visas, barriers or walls. We should all ask ourselves this question “Are we inclusive in our approach of finding a solution to our own issues?”

I’ll leave it to you to answer this it and see you when I discuss ‘Compliment-ality’.