trainer, either in person or over the phone, to facilitate discussions
about each of the topics.
Typically, your organization's trainer will send out a video and the
related behavioral scenarios on a single topic to your employees in
advance. You can then chew over that topic as part of your regular
staff meeting. It only takes about 20 minutes per topic. Pricing is
tiered based on the size of your organization; smaller organizations
can acquire the series for as little as $10,000, whereas the largest
organizations may need to pay as much as $39,500, but you own the
content in perpetuity. There is no per-use charge.
connect@thenovacollective.com
866-383-4463
www.thenovacollective.com
DiversityScience
The name is no joke. This Oregon-based training organization was
started by 2 highly respected social scientists who are still
engaged in NIH-funded research on what works in diversity train-
ing. With a focus on health care, past clients include the Mayo
Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. You can purchase training services
a la carte, but ideally your engagement consists of 3 parts. First,
DiversityScience will use digital surveys and possibly some per-
sonal interviews to assess how female employees and employees
from marginalized groups feel about your workplace. The results
are documented in a non-judgmental manner. Next, all employees
complete a pair of 20-minute e-learning experiences. Finally,
either your organizational leaders receive in-person training from
a DiversityScience principal, or a leader or HR professional can
take a 90-minute "train the trainer" course from a DiversityScience
teacher on a remote basis. The organization believes strict, evi-
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