Diversity and Inclusion Prompts
Creating Diversity and Inclusion Surveys for Employee Feedback
This prompt helps HR teams design surveys to gather employee feedback on diversity and inclusion efforts. It focuses on creating questions to assess current workplace culture, identify areas for improvement, and shape future initiatives.
Responsible:
HR/Recruiting
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
HR, Leadership
THE PREP
Creating effective prompts involves tailoring them with detailed, relevant information and uploading documents that provide the best context. Prompts act as a framework to guide the response, but specificity and customization ensure the most accurate and helpful results. Use these prep tips to get the most out of this prompt:
Define the key objectives of the survey, such as evaluating inclusivity or identifying gaps.
Review existing diversity initiatives to align questions with current efforts.
Ensure survey tools, like Google Forms or SurveyMonkey, are set up for anonymous responses.
THE PROMPT
Help create a diversity and inclusion survey for [specific software startup] to gather employee feedback and identify opportunities for improvement. Focus on:
Workplace Climate Assessment: Recommending questions, such as, ‘On a scale of 1-10, how inclusive do you feel the workplace environment is, and why?’
Leadership and Support: Suggesting feedback queries, like, ‘Do you feel supported by leadership in addressing diversity and inclusion concerns? Please provide examples or suggestions.’
Opportunities for Growth: Including development-oriented questions, such as, ‘What additional resources, programs, or initiatives would help improve inclusivity in your team or department?’
Team Dynamics: Proposing interaction-based queries, like, ‘Do you feel your unique perspectives and ideas are valued by your team? If not, what could change?’
Open Feedback: Recommending open-ended options, such as, ‘What is one action the company could take to better support diversity and inclusion?’
Provide a comprehensive set of survey questions that align with the company’s diversity and inclusion goals while encouraging honest and actionable employee feedback. If additional details about company culture or specific diversity challenges are needed, ask clarifying questions to refine the survey.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose strategies for analyzing survey data to identify actionable insights and trends.
Suggest methods for ensuring survey anonymity to encourage honest responses.
Highlight techniques for following up on survey results with meaningful actions and updates.
Use AI responsibly by verifying its outputs, as it may occasionally generate inaccurate or incomplete information. Treat AI as a tool to support your decision-making, ensuring human oversight and professional judgment for critical or sensitive use cases.
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Focus on creating department-specific surveys to capture nuanced feedback.
Include tips for tracking progress over time through recurring surveys.
Propose ways to integrate survey insights into annual diversity reports.
Highlight tools like Typeform or Qualtrics for customizing survey design and data analysis.
Add suggestions for including demographic questions to better understand representation gaps.
WHEN TO USE
During regular evaluations of workplace culture and inclusivity efforts.
To gather input before launching new diversity and inclusion initiatives.
When responding to employee concerns or feedback about inclusivity.
WHEN NOT TO USE
For organizations without the capacity to act on survey results.
If the survey questions are vague or not aligned with actionable goals.