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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY GROUP PROFILE REPORT <br /> THURSDAY,DECEMBER 6,2018 <br /> Attendance and Introductions <br /> EDC Members: Chris Lindholm. Jon Lubke. Sheila Holley. Katie Wassermann. Amy Sjoblad. Cindy <br /> Rieck and Siri. Region Five Development Commission:Cheryal Hills, Dawn Espe,and Stacy Headlee. <br /> Mark Jurchen arrived at the conclusion of the meeting. <br /> Definitions <br /> Diversity Mix of differences <br /> Mindset Habit <br /> World View Overall perspective <br /> Inclusion Action or state of including with group,differences are valued. <br /> Intercultural Competence Degree in which we experience commonalities and differences. <br /> Organizational Structure Unconsciously how the group functions as an organization(culture). <br /> Culture More than just race and gender, i.e., poverty,veterans,etc. <br /> Group Exercise <br /> Completed Cultural Values and Beliefs questionnaire,which illustrated the differences within our group. <br /> Intercultural Develoqment Continuum <br /> Ranging from Monocultural to Intercultural mindset. Orientations include:denial, polarization, <br /> minimization,acceptance,and adaption. Refer to page 4 of the Group Profile Report for definitions and <br /> details. <br /> EDC Group Profile Report <br /> • Report includes responses from 9 individuals <br /> • EDC group perceived orientation=Acceptance with score of 118.90. <br /> • EDC actual development orientation based on the IDI responses=Minimization,score of 89.66. <br /> 70%of all groups that have completed the IDI are in the Minimization stage. <br /> • EDC orientation gap=29.24 points. Average is 30 points. <br /> • Refer to pages 6-12 for details. <br /> Next Steps <br /> • Meet as a group within 2 weeks and set goals. <br /> • Each individual may contact Dawn Espe at 218.894.3233 x3 or despe@re�ionfive.com for a <br /> confidential review and interpretation of individual IDI results. <br /> • RFDC will forward additional information regarding action steps. <br /> • Celebration with all groups that took the IDI(through the grant)will be on 10/29/19 in the <br /> evening. <br /> Feedback <br /> • Chris suggested incorporate the initial definitions into the discussion. <br /> • Chris suggested put more emphasis on the goal of the activity of illustrating differences. <br /> • Amy suggested to provide reading materials or pre-work before the group report meeting. <br />