From the students and staff in your schools to the colleagues throughout your organization, each person brings their own lived experiences, beliefs, assumptions, values, and their multiple ways of being to every space they inhabit. In short, each one of us has a culture that informs how we see the world, ourselves, and others. This matters because how we collaborate, connect, and communicate are all impacted by our own culture, and the culture of others. By establishing a common language and developing a shared understanding of how culture impacts us all, each one of us can become better equipped to take on multiple perspectives, build empathy, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and resolve conflict in productive and constructive ways — all attributes that can positively contribute to any environment.