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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Get REAL (Racial Equity Adaptive Leadership)
Get Beyond Talking about Equity to Being Equitable

Many people believe in the illusion of a broken system. Contrary to popular belief, our current system produces predictable outcomes based on race, class, ability, gender and other social factors. Given the centuries-long reality of socialized and institutionalized inequities, equity is a courageous and noble aspiration, and will take nothing less than transformational change.

 
If you’re reading this, we assume you want to:

  • Get beyond talking about equity to being equitable

  • Be known for upholding the value that the wellbeing of all life matters

  • Get the aligned engagement needed to produce the outcomes that reflect that value


 
Examples of what that could look like include:

  • Reduced inequities in recruitment, hiring, development and promotion practices, such that your staff and leadership reflect the diversity of the clients you serve

  • Reduced staff complaints, suits and turnover, especially among people of color

  • Increased trust and engagement amongst all staff and leadership toward fulfilling your mission together


And, by extension that could transform into:​

  • Visibility into the outcomes produced, such that you are recognized by:

    • Your industry as leading the way

    • The greater community as living up to your values

  • Reducing the inequities in the delivery of services to all your clientele

  • Ultimately, creating extended partnerships toward living out the American dream, where all people are created equal
     

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So what does equity mean anyway?
and... how do you operationalize it?
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Especially when people feel vulnerable and/or become volatile in the face of this conflict-ridden topic?
 

To begin to answer that question, we start with an Equity Analysis to reveal the disparity between promoted institutional values and the lived reality of inequitable outcomes.

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Then we facilitate an experiential learning process to:

  • Examine race, power, white privilege, and institutional racism to deepen understanding and practices around:

    • Racial equity

    • Social impacts of oppression

    • Economic impacts of oppression​

  • Introduce anti-oppression skills and build adult capacity to:

    • Navigate conflict in restorative ways

    • Increase equitable outcomes of historically undermined communities

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After that, you will be ready for an applied practicum, where we guide you through a process to:

  • Identify and prioritize core equity dilemma(s)

  • Identify and mobilize people around shared purpose and values

  • Skillfully navigate conflict across different lived realities

  • Work together differently to co-create a more equitable reality

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With the insight gained through the practicum, your organization is now ready to engage in a collective process to reconstruct your operational systems. With a REAL foundation, this is accomplished with shared leadership and shared responsibility to produce more equitable outcomes.

Making the Shift to Change the Outcomes

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