Through our Equity in Practice in Regenerative Agriculture Collabathon, OpenTEAM experimented with various traditional leadership and management tools for solving the challenges we all face personally, organizationally and institutionally as it relates to our work particularly within the agricultural and climate sector. The information presented in this resource guide are what we explored and what we hope can spark new mindsets, frameworks, and learnings that can support your equity work in practice.
The leadership tools in this guide can be thought of in three different ways. First, there are tools that will help you discover your own biases, behaviors, and mindsets and begin to explore your own personal context within equity work. Second, many of these tools can be applied with a systems lens to give you a broader understanding of the collective mindsets and behaviors ingrained in our society, sectors, and systems. (For more on systems lens in equity, see Racial Equity Tools - Systems Thinking). Finally, as you bring new self and societal awareness to your daily work, additional tools will allow you to support and lead others through their own journey.
Tools to support your own journey:
Tools for working with and supporting others: