The Assumption Suspension

Inclusive Mindset and Intercultural Competence

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective

Holding · facilitation0 — self-guided

Trust · group readiness★any

Disclosure · what is sharednone

A seconds-scale daily micro-practice for Inclusive Mindset and Intercultural Competence (VCoL collection): When you notice yourself making an assumption about someone based on their background, gender, role, culture, or other category, pause. Acknowledge the assumption silently. Then consciously suspend it. Practised many times a day, with a brief evening reflection, until the move becomes automatic.

Practical

Time: 0-2 min
Group: 1–1 · individual
Settings: self-guided
Materials: None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
Mechanisms: life-embedding, perspective-taking
Change scope: skill · recurring-practice (multiple times daily; same exercise for at least a week)

Origin & where it lives

Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI]; VCoL method by Theo Dawson (Lectica) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)

Instructions: open online

In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library

status: checked · added 2026-08-25