Reducing Mental Health Stigma

Written by: Lauren Pflug / Digital Content Strategist at Blueprint Evolution  It is Mental Health Awareness month after all, so let’s get into it. What exactly is mental health stigma? The American Psychiatric Association states that stigma surrounding mental health is a result of a “lack of understanding or fear” and that “inaccurate or misleading media representations…

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Why Understanding Equity Requires Organizational Development 

An invitation list does not ensure the guests are taken care of. Similarly, you don’t go from diverse environments to inclusive ones.  You need equitable practices to create inclusion.  To get from diverse spaces to inclusive ones, we need equity.  Equity helps us honor our differences instead of assuming we all want the same thing.  Equity asks you, “What do you need?” and when you answer, it gives it to you.  

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An Asset-Based Approach To ADHD In The Workplace

Written by: Lauren Pflug / Digital Content Strategist at Blueprint Evolution (5 minute read) “Research shows that employees with ADHD can be more creative, curious, imaginative, innovative, and inventive” – Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).  Whether you’re aware of it or not, ADHD is in every professional setting, and I can guarantee people…

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Margins to Center

Written by: Dr. Alex Iannucci: Founder & CEO Blueprint Evolution This Margins to Center approach is critical, not just for equity, but for transformational organizational change.  When we center the most marginalized identities, everyone benefits. (If you missed why, read our previous article, “Why Understanding Equity Requires Organizational Development.“) As bell hooks theorized in Center/Margins Theory,…

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