About RdWDC

Everything is designed, intentionally, or not with outcomes that have impact (equity design collaborative). Racism and inequity are products of design. We are all designers (equityXdesign). We design from who we are. So we need a clear “mirror” to better see how who we are shapes what we see, how we relate, and how we design (Liberatory Design).

What is RdWDC?

RdWDC stands for Redesigning White Dominant Culture. It was created with the belief that everyone is a designer, and to shift organizational culture away from harmful white dominant culture (WDC) norms, we must also shift leadership behavior.

We do this using a suite of tools and practices that:

• hold a mirror to our individual and organizational culture work behaviors as a window into the impact of our design/leadership/work intentions; and,
• use creative courage (Liberatory Design) and love* to co-design more liberatory behaviors (challenging oppressive structures stemming from WDC like racism, misogyny, ageism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, colorism, islamophobia, etc). 

We work with clients in many different ways from 1:1 coaching, catalyzing creative courage with teams, and custom, highly engaging workshops for 10-120 people. To truly shift leadership behavior and organization culture, RdWDC engagements range from 3 months to 5 years.

*”Love as a Business Strategy means putting people at the center of work by creating a workplace that puts humanity first.” -LAABS

Deep gratitude for the crafts of Aislinn Betancourt, Shawn Bryant, Aleiya Evison, Tarah Fleming, Tema Okun, and Dr. Christine Ortiz.

The RdWDC Team