Organizations win when...

...people reach their potential.

​People do their best work if they feel like they belong, can bring their whole self to work, and can express their purpose.

Of course, this doesn't happen automatically - it must be activated.

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What is the most foundational way to develop your people?

Activate purpose and belonging:

• Tenure: +7.4 months
• Happiness: +46%
• Fulfillment: +64%
• Productivity: +175%
• Leadership effectiveness: +63%
• Innovation: +30%​

Sources: http://ScienceOfPurpose.org

It's time for a New Way to develop people and culture.

The Old Way

Learning:  solitary, paternalistic, anonymous, one-to-many, ineffective (90% is forgotten in 1 week)

Behavior change: elitist - expensive training and coaching for leaders, and cheap, one-time, incentive / compliance-driven trainings for everyone else

​Culture: laissez faire, connections develop based on similarity (age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, education, politics), resulting in tribal and adversarial resistance to change and those who are different

The New Way

​Learning: social, transformative, story-based, in groups, centered on purpose and values, effective (completion rate: 95%)

​Behavior change: egalitarian, in small diverse groups over time, head-heart-hands-oriented, inspiration / identity-driven

​Culture: intentionally crafted so diverse connections develop, celebrating our unique perspectives, shared agreements for kind and truthful communication, resulting in empathy, trust and belonging

activate your culture

How the New Way works:

4 diverse people have 5, ​1-hour conversations.

People are placed into groups of 4 diverse people.

They learn new concepts, take new actions and have 5 peer-facilitated conversations, using a discussion guide and rotating peer facilitators, to gain a deeper understanding of the material and build 3 new diverse peer relationships.

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The Results of the New Way

Small, diverse learning cohorts transforms hearts + minds, activate purpose and belonging, ​and inspires action.

COMPLETION

percent complete the program (vs. the 15% industry average)

HABITS

percent form new daily habits as a result of the conversations

ACTION

percent take new actions as a result of the conversations

EMPATHY

percent experience empathy from their diverse peers

Results from a landmark 2020 ion study on small diverse group conversations, n=103.

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Unity Lab serves organizations
​who value purpose and belonging.

Unity Lab is for your organization if:
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• You are personally committed to everyone realizing their full potential and having a sense of belonging. ​
• You know that not having a culture of purpose and belonging is a mission risk, making it hard to attract, develop and retain top talent.
• You are frustrated because the old way of developing people does not work.

Unity Lab is NOT for your organization if:
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• You are reluctant to try new methods, or believe more 1-to-many trainings are the answer.​
• You don't think it's a problem that only some people in your organization feel like they belong and can thrive.
• You doubt it's possible to have a healthy, inclusive culture and fulfilled employees.

activate your culture