Contents Building the skills Fusion has been commissioned to develop programmes which will help people work with people from other organisational cultures, different ways of working, from different backgrounds. We are piloting this in the National Health Service . It will enable people to work with difference, to value it, and to make the most of other people's perspectives. We welcome your feedback on ideas that would help you in this area. We are also, in collaboration with Age Concern , currently planning an event which will bring together people concerned about these issues.
Research shows that organisations can benefit from different perspectives.
Too often organisations look for homogeneity. This may be easier to control but is not as fruitful or creative. In the fast-changing modern world, flexibility is the name of the game. Working with difference, making partnership and collaboration a reality, are necessities. Businesses of this size cannot afford to do anything that does not contribute to the business, and so our approach here is to integrate work on equality policies, awareness training and recruitment and selection, with other organisational developments.