Fast Company | Do You See What I See?

Fast Company Do You See What I See?: "These are "the 10 Lenses." Williams introduces them in a new book: The 10 Lenses: Your Guide to Living & Working in a Multicultural World

(Capital Books, 2001). They're also at the heart of his consulting-and-education company, the Diversity Channel.

Williams proposes that through the 10 Lenses, individuals can learn more about their own cultural-belief systems. A better understanding of these systems, and those of others, can help people "build bridges, manage conflict, and find common ground." It also can help managers communicate with and respond to diverse employees and customers. Once those skills are mastered, Williams even points readers to "an 11th Lens," which, by combining the best qualities of the other 10 lenses, "can liberate us from the boundaries of those lenses and propel us toward healing ourselves, each other, and our planet.

At the very least, Williams's framework provides a constructive tool for self-analysis. We've summarized the diagnostic test behind the 10 Lenses. Click here
to take the test.