Emergent Change

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Consulting

Growth on your mind?

We can teach you how to get there.

We transfer teaching tactics to

any and all organizational cultures—

to foster belonging among the learners in us all.

More Than Just Consultants

As former teachers, the Emergent Change approach to DEI consulting is uniquely bolstered by our application of education's transformative power. We don't offer vague or ordinary deliverables: we tailor and employ precise strategies distinct to educators' skillsets. We have been nurturing meaningful growth, building cultures of belonging, and fostering lasting change—beyond just the classroom.

Conceived by Aaron Barlin at Emergent Change DEI Consulting - DEI consulting model that outlines four major teaching domains as pathways for transferring classroom methodology to organizational change management: "Curriculum Design + Delivery"; "Assessment Methodology"; "Standards-Based Learning"; "Classroom Management."

Maybe you are looking to...

Aaron Barlin and Maris Harmon with Emergent Change - Helping organizations address low-level DEI issues like hiring and retention, depicted by a sprout symbolizing the start of a growth journey.

Increase safety for all, especially for staff, members and partners with underrepresented identities

Aaron Barlin and Maris Harmon with Emergent Change - Assisting businesses in fostering mid-level DEI concerns such as policy review and team development, represented by a growing plant indicating progress and growth.

Create access to belonging with targeted support, mediation, and equitable hiring and retention

Aaron Barlin and Maris Harmon with Emergent Change - Facilitating full integration of DEI into organizational culture and operations, showcased by a flourishing garden reflecting sustainable growth and systemic change.

Raise quality of service through systemic changes that integrate DEI into your culture and impact

Our pedagogical solutions get proven results.

Past Areas of Collaboration and Instruction

Leadership Team Coaching session led by Aaron Barlin and Maris Harmon, focusing on culture shifting for diversity and inclusion at Emergent Change.

unconscious/implicit bias
cross-cultural communication
LGBTQ+ advocacy
disability rights and inclusion
leadership development
inclusive hiring practices
identity sensitivity training

conflict resolution training
DEI strategy development
onboarding programming
culture transformation
cultivating allyship
compliance and policy design
retention for diverse workforces

Clients & Collaborations

From nonprofits, to schools, to health networks, to businesses—change emerges from all we do.

What to see more DEI tools, resources, and samples?
Click here for our once-a-month newsletter of goodies.

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Check out our collage of samples and past works.

For more information, click an image to learn about that previous project.

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“Everything was super professional, and done with such care and thought. If you are looking for support for anything that Emergent Change can help with, I would highly recommend you connect with them. I really appreciate their approach, which is grounded in a justice-oriented and intersectional framework that I really appreciate. 11/10 would work with them again!"

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Our Core Services

Available in person regularly in/around Sacramento, CA and Burlington, VT, as well as by request.
Available for virtual facilitations, coaching, planning, mediating, and training wherever you may be.

If you want to learn more about our DEI strategy or pedagogical coaching, like our partners prior,
contact us for an initial consultation or to inform us about your requests/calls for proposal.

DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL DEI SKILLS

Our approach isn't just about teaching core DEI concepts; it's about nurturing capacities for action that are based in cultures of continual learning and belonging:

Draw on proven educational techniques, to equip teams with essential skills, such as inclusive decision-making and cultural responsiveness.
Differentiate instruction: just as every student in a classroom is unique, so is every member of your team and organization
Empower leadership to self-reliantly understand and apply "classroom" teaching strategies on your own

You know more about "what" we do, but what about "how" ?
Click here for specific teaching methods we apply to DEI.