Sometimes, simply talking about it can trigger intense emotions within the work team.
Other programs in the market use a theoretical approach that is not suited for people with diverse learning types (visuals, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing). This can lead to long and dense sessions where some participants do not engage with the content, Concepts are not assimilated and the training doesn’t fulfill its purpose.
Instead, we suggest PAAL’s unique approach. Combining intercultural mediation, art, and creative facilitation techniques, the participants come up with solutions to dismantle issues generated by exclusion and lack of diversity in the workplace.
Our model can be adapted to your reality, which allows everyone to participate and benefit from them by enriching their team experiences.
Develop intercultural skills to adapt to new situations and become acclimated to everyday life
Get a better impression of the diversified team groups we find at work
Acquire the know-how and interpersonal skills for successful personal and professional integration into the work environment
Recognized hours: 12
With this training, you and employees of all levels will have the tools to dive into an introspection process. This may lead to productive dialogues and clear next steps to create a diverse and inclusive work environment, every day
Due to the need to:
It can be held in English or in French.
Yes, we can offer the training online.
Groups of up to 20 participants to guarantee optimal engagement.
The training contains 4 modules, and it is strongly recommended not to do more than 1 module a day. Each module has a duration of 4 hours.
The approximate distribution of the contents is as follows: Presentation of the concepts: 15 min / Artistic activity: 15 min / Dialogues: 15 min / Journaling and pause: 15 min
Yes, your team can benefit from other IDÉ training activities. Please get in touch for details.
Yes, all materials are included.
Anywhere you want! We can offer the training online or travel to your preferred location. If you need us to travel more than 15 km away from Montreal or to special venues, we may apply extra costs.
The best tool to integrate concepts and tracking changes in personal postures is called The IDÉ Journal, which is part of the equipment provided with the training. With it, participants will not only follow the activities, but also track their personal impressions and insights about diversity and inclusion. Months or years after the training, it will be an interesting portrait of the participants’ thought process and evolution for themselves.
Furthermore, PAAL commits to follow up with a diagnosis, evaluation and consulting sessions. It can be organized around six months to a year after the training.
The four core learning styles are visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading and writing.
At PAAL, the term “inter-cultural mediation” means raising awareness of cultural diversity through the sharing of cultural expressions such as art, storytelling and crafts, to reconcile tensions or differences between individuals from different cultures. While classical intercultural mediation uses speech to bring people together, intercultural mediation as proposed by PAAL rather uses art as a unifying tool. These projects respond to the various Canadian government demands to increase the level of cultural democracy and improve living together.
If you need more information about the cost, the structure of the training or the program itself, get in touch!
PAAL promotes intercultural rapprochement and dialogue through creative, artistic and cultural activities that inspire a desire to build an inclusive society. In 6 years, PAAL hosted 400 workshops and activities for more than 8,000 participants.
Co-founder and artistic director of PAAL, Rafael Benitez holds a Master in Intercultural Mediation from Université de Sherbrooke and has been actively involved in diversity, inclusion and intercultural organizations such as Conseil Interculturel de Montréal, the Peace Network as well as community organizations in Montreal. Rafael uses his talents and communication skills to create transformative experiences.
Co-founder and Director of PAAL. She has a master’s degree from HEC Montréal in management of cultural enterprises and a specialization in cultural mediation from CÉGEP St-Laurent. For more than fifteen years, she worked as a university lecturer and executive coach. Pilar understands the challenges of our multicultural society and is ready to create projects so that each person finds their place in the world.
Graduated in graphic design and specialized in marketing communication. With over 20 years of experience in impactful branding and communications agencies in Mexico and all across the Americas, she enjoys developing unique strategies to strengthen relationships with the client. Claudia has lived in 6 countries and experienced the challenges and opportunities of the integration process, building intercultural relationships while adapting to the host society. Claudia will help you choose the best training for your workplace.
Holds degrees in business administration, adult education, intercultural mediation and tourism. Possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Mounir speaks English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Italian. Mounir knows how to show people the differences and similarities of their cultures and highlight the points that unite us.
Yaen is a visual artist and cultural mediator with over fifteen years of experience. She arrived in Montreal in 2017 and embraced “this city of marked contrasts between seasons, this colorful parade of teachings and cultural diversity. This mosaic gives us an opportunity to meet the world at every corner and to get together”.
Lily has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in Music, Mind and Brain from the Goldsmiths University of London, and another master in Creative Arts Therapies from Concordia University. Born in Mexico with Lebanese origins, she understood cultural differences from an early age. Lily works with neuro-diverse people helping them develop their self-esteem and social skills. She is interested in social justice and gender equity.
Peace, Love, Friendship, Liberty. These values are the cornerstone of our activities. We consider that interculturality is an asset to be exploited to ensure peaceful coexistence. To get to know and talk to each other, to open up to the world, fearlessly! That is what animates us.
Break down intercultural barriers through an environment of dialogue and collaborative activities. Our goal is to stimulate reconciliation between the members of different ethnocultural communities residing in the metropolitan region of Montreal.
Our program values critical thinking in order to communicate and promote intercultural dialogue, while ensuring a climate of respect and tolerance.
PAAL has developed the term “inter-cultural mediation” which aims to raise awareness of cultural diversity through the sharing of cultural expressions, such as art, storytelling and crafts, to reconcile tensions or differences between individuals from different cultures. While classical intercultural mediation uses speech to bring people together, inter-cultural mediation as proposed by PAAL, rather borrows art as a unifying tool. These projects respond to the various Canadian government demands to increase the level of cultural democracy and improve living together.*
*Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022