The material in this article was originally developed as part of a presentation to the staff of a medium-sized company in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of their “Women's Day” program. The author explains how she uses various transactional analysis concepts in diversity workshops in South Africa. She describes how she uses the concepts of the OK Corral, cultural scripting, Cultural Parent, and individual boundary distortions to enable people to own and celebrate diversity while connecting with an understanding of our common humanity.
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