Six Culture Shifts towards Equity to Implement in a Lived Experience Partnership

A comprehensive framework for implementing equity-centered practices in lived experience partnerships.

Estimated time: ~20 minutes

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Culture Shifts that Lead to Equity

Six Culture Shifts
Interactive Learning Game

Test your understanding of equity principles by matching real partnership scenarios to the appropriate culture shift. You'll face challenges across three difficulty levels, earning points for correct answers and speed.

Equitable Decision Making Practices

Make sure lived experience partners have negotiating/decision making power related to budgeting decisions and ensure equitable access to information pertaining to the work

Investing in Community Care

Make time to build trust and rapport, address hierarchy through group agreements, and use trauma-informed practices in partnership processes

Embracing Principled Struggle

Make time to process and practice sitting in discomfort, with reflections and lessons learned informing updated practices and policies

Practicing Mutual/Shared Accountability

Actively address power imbalances through training, establish and maintain group agreements, and have documented protocols for responding to harm

Prioritizing Self Agency/Governance

Negotiate decision-making power and budget decisions, involve partners early in planning, create respectful timeframes, and provide continued education and resources

Leading with Love

Institutionalize ways for individuals to be seen, heard, valued and celebrated, and train on practices that pivot away from White Supremacy Culture norms

How to Play:

  • • Read each scenario carefully
  • • Select the culture shift that best applies
  • • Earn points for correct answers and quick responses
  • • Get bonus points by providing action examples
  • • Complete 6 scenarios to see your results