PROMOTING THE POWER OF LITERATURE
diversophy®: Gamification & Storytelling
Connecting Our Stories for a More Human Future
By Dr. George Simons and Dr. Darren Chong
Created in the early 1970s by Dr. George Simons, diversophy is more than just a game, it’s a transformative experience that uses storytelling and gamification to build bridges across cultures, perspectives, and identities. Now, with co-author Dr. Darren Chong bringing a non-Western perspective, this book explores how diversophy creates psychological safety, fosters deep conversations, and reshapes the way we engage with diversity.
This book serves as a guide for organizations and individuals worldwide, helping them create equalized, safe spaces and understand why intercultural competence is not just valuable but crucial in today’s interconnected world. Additionally, it delves into real-world uses of diversophy across industries, educational institutions, NGOs, and corporate settings, highlighting its role in international teams, global negotiations, AI developments, and inclusive leadership.
But this isn’t just a book you read, it’s a game you play! Throughout its pages, you’ll engage with actual diversophy card games covering racial identity, women’s empowerment, cultural competence, climate change, human rights, populism, and leadership. Each chapter invites you to reflect, interact, and challenge biases, making learning an immersive and dynamic experience.
Asma Abdullah, PhD, Interculturalist, Writer, HR Specialist & Coach
"diversophy invites you to deepen your understanding of the cultural symbols, rituals, traditions, beliefs, and values of the many cultures you may find yourself in. Responding to the questions and situations in diversophy, you will learn how members of another culture think, feel, and react in different contexts, connect meaningfully with them, and learn the appropriate actions to take when you are confronted with challenging situations within a particular culture”.
Joanna Sell, Author of The Art of Storytelling Across Cultures
“This publication is a treasure for everyone active in the DEIB+ field. Both authors complement each other in their views of the world. One brings expertise from the US and Western Europe, the second numerous insights on the Eastern, Asian perspective. They escape the danger of a single story, the world narrative told only from a Western perspective. Above all, the book describes how diversophy is rooted in the human desire to share and listen to stories. Ethical storytelling is the universal treasure we need to embrace in times of polarization and this book shows how and why.”
Why just read when you can play, reflect, and grow?
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