Respond to a Meeting Microaggression
Choose a sequence of bystander actions after a racial microaggression in a meeting.
Live meeting Noor has just been stereotyped in front of seven people. The decision still needs her risk analysis. The room needs a fast reset that protects Noor's contribution and does not turn the rest of the meeting into a trial. 5Ds sequence Interrupt -> Recenter -> Offer choice Use the lowest-risk move that makes the harm visible and restores agency to the person affected. Freeze Let the agenda continue and hope someone else handles it. The team learns that stereotypes are interrupted and the colleague keeps choice. Do not make the harmed person carry the whole repair while everyone…
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