Ideas & Inspiration

  • Australia’s favourite celebration of cultural diversity in the workplace will return in 2023 with the dates now confirmed!   A Taste of Harmony will take place from: Wednesday 15 March until Thursday 30 March 2023.   It’s a really important time for Australians to come together, stay connected and celebrate the cultural diversity in workplace teams. We’ll More >
  • We really appreciate our ‘early bird’ workplaces who let us know ahead of time they will be celebrating A Taste of Harmony. It takes less than a minute to re-register your workplace, or just a few minutes if you are a first-time participant!   This year, for getting in early, we are giving you the More >
  • If your workplace has a canteen, switch it up!   Ask them to create a selection of international dishes for lunch so that you and your co-workers can try a variety of cultural foods. Alternatively, ask your canteen staff to feature a different national cuisine each day of the week for an even more immersive

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  • Go shopping at an international food grocer and buy some unique delights from other countries to share with your workmates.

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  • Get your team to share some childhood photos and the stories associated with them.

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  • Encourage employees to share their recipes and turn the contributions into a workplace A Taste of Harmony recipe book.

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  • Make a list of all the nationalities in your office (encourage people to look back through their family history if they are unsure), put them all in a hat and have each staff member pull one out. Each person then brings in a dish reflecting their allocated country.

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  • Without identifying it, ask colleagues to describe why their dish is symbolic of their culture. Number each dish and invite everyone to match the dishes with the descriptions.

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  • A Taste of Harmony doesn’t have to be restricted to food. Get creative and carry the theme from your dish through to decorations and turn your staffroom into a worldly display of different cultures.

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  • Organise a cooking demonstration or ‘masterclass’ to kick off your A Taste of Harmony celebrations.

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  • Create a My Kitchen Rules style challenge with different team members hosting a lunch each day of the week with a prize for the best meal.

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