PWN Global Newsletter · Q3 2015
Culture and Diversity: Stories for Work and Life
Founder member of PWN Marseille, Sunniva Heggertveit-Aoudia has selflessly given of her time to the network delivering training sessions, workshops and more recently, by leading the Marseille Mentoring program. Her talents don’t end there! For some time now, she has been dreaming of writing a book that captures some of the day-to-day encounters that she has experienced, that bring culture and diversity to fore.
Sunniva says, « The book came about due to two reasons. When I deliver trainings and workshops, I have noticed that the participants pay more attention when shown their own stories. It seems to “spice up” and give life to the theory I present, and I often see that my stories also trigger memories among the participants. People tend to remember facts better when there is a story attached, and there is also evidence that it triggers people’s emphatic skills. The idea started to develop that I could write a book about diversity and inclusion through the means of storytelling. I started seeing it in front of me; a “light”, slightly humorous book, with lots of pictures. »
Interview from 2015, now in the PWN Global Archives.