This article presents an experiential learning exercise designed to help students become more aware of how critical life events have shaped their attitudes, beliefs, and values toward those who are different from themselves. Students use graphic representations, reflective writing, and dialogue to help identify experiences and clearings. The authors provide instructions for students, processing guidelines for facilitators, and brief descriptions of their experiences using the activity in a diversity course as well as in organizational behavior and management courses.
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