SERVICES
Our Approach
The key to success is YOU.
You are here because you know there is work to do to bring inclusion to your workplace or community. But you’re not sure how to do it in an authentic, personalized way. You’re willing to show up and do the work, but need some guidance.
We are here for you.
Our workshops on diversity, equity, and inclusion strive to meet every person where they are in their understanding of bias. This work isn’t about shame or blame. It’s about empowering people to work against bias, and starts within each one of us. Let us help you equip your team with knowledge and tools they need to feel confident. We’re here to listen with intention and compassion.
It’s time to do better. Let’s start by working together.
Learn more about our Story and Core Values.
Our Workshops
Have questions? Feel free to check out our FAQs or send us a message.
Unconscious Bias 101
Presentations and Keynotes
Our presentations are a great introduction to bias and unconscious bias. We’ll guide you through the basics and teach you an evidence-based trick or two so that everyone on your team can start making a difference in their work and life. Perfect for large groups up to 100.
TIMING: 1 hour
SIZE: Best for large groups
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Climate Surveys
Anonymized Employee Feedback
Learn how your employees feel about your organizations’ climate; the types of experiences they are having with bias and discrimination; their views on your organization’s equity; and their reactions to organizational initiatives. We protect the employee with complete anonymity and secure data processing by a third party (us!) - which helps you get their full, honest opinions. At the end, we’ll give you granular information about any points of friction happening, with whom, and when, along with further recommendations.
What you’ll get:
In-depth Survey + Qualitative Interviews
Company Climate Report
Research-Based Recommendations
TIMING: 8 weeks
SIZE: 50-5000 employees
“UBP opened the door for us to talk about how we move forward as a community, how we talk to each other, how we relate. It set the tone for moving forward.”
— Unconscious Bias Project Workshop Participant
Unconscious Bias Labs
Flagship Workshops
All our Unconscious Bias Labs (UB Labs) are tailored to your unique workplace and learning space cultures and experience. We survey our workshop participants and engage in open conversation with our clients to create the best experience for individuals while targeting group and organizational goals.
What you’ll get:
Practice with real life experiences
Expert co-facilitation
Report of findings and recommendations
Tailored, customizable workbooks
Dynamic group & individual activities
TIMING: 1 or 3-part, 2-hour workshops
SIZE: 6-30 attendees
Unconscious Bias Deep Dive
A Truly Custom Program
One size doesn’t fit all. Tell us about your interests, strategic goals, and dreams and we will design a program that fits, together. Collaborate with our diverse team of experts to craft a series of large and small group programs to engage your teammates with materials that fit multiple learning styles. Go beyond surface discussions and develop sustainable change that you can measure.
Examples:
Design your IDEA Strategy (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountability)
Policy Brainstorm
Customized Workshop Topics (i.e What is whiteness & anti-racism?)
Power Dynamics Workshops
Programs for Leaders and Executive Teams
TIMING + SIZE: Your imagination guides!
Unconscious Bias Consultation
For Individuals
Not sure how to respond to a coworker? Want some help figuring out how to be a better ally?
Have a question about how to bring something up to your family?
Bring us your questions and problems and get the benefit of two heads working on your problem to help you find practical paths forward that make sense for your specific situation.
For Organizations & Leadership
Struggling to write your inclusivity statement? Roadblocked on your inclusivity survey? Need some feedback on your DEI strategy? Not sure how to lead during your new Equity Initiatives?
We’ll help you tackle your questions and projects big and small keeping your organizational goals and impact in mind so you have more bandwidth to engage in your work.
TIMING: 30 mins to 1 hour
SIZE: One-on-one
5 Stages for Success
Stage 1
Assess
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Organizations in need of an in depth assessment may:
Be interested in connecting their mission to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
Have some ideas for programs, but aren't sure where to start
Be concerned there are some unknown problems with DEI at the company
Have heard of or witnessed internal microaggressions and wondering what else they’re missing
Have partial leadership buy-in to do DEI work
Have limited organizational buy-in to do DEI work
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After working with us on a UBP Climate Survey, organizations will have:
Identified areas of growth & areas of concern
Recommendations from UBP & from staff on where to move forward
Deep cross-sectional analysis of where the organization is in terms of equity and inclusion.
Organizational buy-in to move forward with a program to address areas of growth
We recommend…
Stage 2
Learn
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Organizations which are ready to get into the work and to learn tried and tested tools for bias reduction and intervention may have:
Hesitation to engage in talking about topics like racism, sexism, and ableism - despite interest in addressing them.
Leaders concerned they will say the wrong thing.
External-facing commitments to DEI like donations to BLM, but aren’t sure how to do the same internally.
Leaders who making public statements about DEI but are unclear how to practice these values beyond interviewing best practices.
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After these programs, organizations will:
Have shared language on bias and unconscious bias
Recognize each other as allies
Find leadership and staff feel more confident in being active allies for one another
Identify areas where DEI work can support the mission and wellbeing of all
Seek further learning and action as individuals and as an organization
Have leadership empowered to leverage their position to improve internal and external relationships and policies
Interest in engaging in DEI work across the board
We recommend…
Stage 3
Build
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Organizations committed to organizational change which may:
Feel overwhelmed by the number of actions that can be taken to make a more equitable workplace
Be unclear on how to prioritize programs and actions to improve the workplace
Not have dedicated leadership for DEI programming or workforce to carry it out
Have passion for DEI work, yet feel as if is in competition with reaching business/mission goals
Perceive conflict in prioritization
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After these programs, organizations will:
Have a clear multi-year action plan on DEI
Be able to integrate DEI goals into business/mission goals
Have set achievable and measurable goals developed for DEI
Have defined leadership for program implementation
Have buy-in at all levels of the organization
Establish constant no-blame communication and problem solving to tackle any setbacks and celebrate successes
We recommend…
Stage 4
Implement
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Organizations committed to organizational change may have a DEI program and have:
No strategic analysis of DEI plan for implementation
Not yet identified resources required to undertake the DEI plan
Not identified or addressed possible roadblocks and pitfalls
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After these programs, organizations will:
Have completed a strategic analysis of DEI plan enables goal leaders to call on teams
Have undertaken group-based problem solving to identify and counter potential pitfalls
Have created spaces for organizational discussion and alliances to be formed
We recommend…
Stage 5
Sustain
We recommend asking your staff what they need and providing options including…
Policy Brainstorm Sessions
Conflict Styles Workshop
Exploration of Identity & Privilege Workshop
Wellness and Stress Assessment Workshops
ERG development (best for groups over 500)
Team Psychological Safety
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Organizations that have long term DEI goals, but no short term programs or short-term goals. These organizations may:
Feel lost momentum for broad organizational DEI engagement
Be unable to engage those that feel that DEI work is not for them
Have staff members reporting ‘required workshop burn out’
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After these programs, organizations will:
Have momentum on action for sustained DEI
Have gained complementary tools to bias reduction and intervention to sustain DEI work at the individual level
Have adopted or developed best practices for team work
Have adopted or developed practices for policy development
Have established ERGs help sustain continued internal support and structure for future DEI program suggestions and feedback
Frequently Asked Questions
+ How is UBP Different?
UBP’s core values of being open, humble, curious, and fun - along with an emphasis on empiricism - have led us to an Agile working framework based on transparency, inspection, and adaptation. In alignment with these values, every client we work with gets individualized attention and inspectible increments leading up to engagements so that you can get the results you’re hoping for. We truly will go above and beyond to support your team’s needs because we are passionate about this work, so your success matters to us.
+ Is this the most up to date way of tackling bias?
Yes! We’re always researching, reading, and talking to experts PLUS we use our pre-workshop assessments to make sure we’re keeping to relevant topics for our audience.
+ I’m not sure. Will this really help at all?
Everyone has a role to play in growing a more inclusive community. Your experience is unique and we will make sure to understand your needs so that we can steward this process alongside you every step of the way.
+ What if we don't have a large budget for this?
We offer sliding scale pricing based on organization size and type.
+ Why should attendance be voluntary?
We strongly recommend keeping attendance voluntary for any DEI training. Mandatory DEI or sexual violence and harrassment training often backfires, resulting in ineffective training that increases hostility and distrust. For more on why, please review this Harvard Business Review article.
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