02/05/2026
๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐
Thriving organizations donโt happen by accident; theyโre intentionally designed. At @, we believe that inclusive organizational design is the foundation for sustainable , , and .
Whether building Levata or guiding clients through , we prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging ( ) in how we structure, lead, and grow.
๐ฃ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: We invite you to reflect on how organizational design can either reinforce or remove barriers to equity and belonging. Here are five questions we often use in our work, plus examples to spark ideas.
๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐?
Example: A company reviewing its engagement data by department found that frontline teams had lower recognition and career growth scores.
Intervention: Launch a peer-nomination program & create internal mobility pathways.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?
Example: A team realized their weekly meetings were dominated by senior-level voices.
Intervention: Introduce rotating facilitators & anonymous input channels to promote broader participation.
๐งญ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
Example: During a reorganization, we identified stakeholder impacts for each decision.
Intervention: Build cross-functional design teams to co-create solutions for impacted stakeholders.
๐ช๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
Example: An organization audited its promotion criteria and found vague language like โculture fit.โ
Intervention: Replace language with clear, behavior-based competencies aligned to inclusive leadership and make the criteria publicly available.
๐ก๏ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
Example: A company noticed that while overall engagement scores were strong, feedback from underrepresented groups revealed gaps in psychological safety and inclusion.
Intervention: Add belonging indicators to pulse surveysโsuch as โI feel safe to challenge ideasโ and โMy identity is respectedโโand use those insights to inform leadership development and redesign team rituals to foster inclusion.
What would it look like to design your organization for from the inside out?
At , we help organizations build systems where people thriveโ through strategy, structure, and culture. Letโs connect if youโre ready to explore what that could look like for you: https://ow.ly/EU3Z50S2Zzc.