Diversity Colour: Understanding Cultural Diversity

Abstract

The authors conducted a workshop intended to promote an understanding of cultural diversity. The participants engaged in a colour-arrangement activity at the InSEA European Congress 2018 Finland, held at Aalto University. During this workshop, we focused on colour as a device to show the participants' individual natures, including the socio-cultural background of each participant to support the creation of an understanding of cultural diversity. Art was made in the following way: the participants each selected three sheets of coloured paper and arranged them in relation to each other on a background piece of paper and then discussed the meaning of each colour on a worksheet that was passed out, with the participants naming the colour arrangements.An analysis of the data produced by the workshop showed that this activity was effective for promoting the understanding of self, others and other cultures and backgrounds.