Values in Action
Connection
Collaboration
Connection
Understanding holistic and interrelated contexts
Plus Alpha trains and supports clients to actively design and inculcate equity. We start by understanding the local contexts and building trusting relationships through empathy interviews. Then we create client-specific training to advance equity.
An example of our values in action is our work in building connections with educators. We developed a framework for implementing equity called the Equity Cycle. The Equity Cycle uses computational thinking to debug inequities in systems and iterate through improvement.
Curiosity
Collaboration
Connection
Creating frameworks and developing new knowledge
Plus Alpha designs, conducts, and creates new knowledge to improve equitable outcomes, drawing on the lived experience of our team members, coupled with training and certifications in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Evaluation Design (WWC).
An example of our values in action is our work in bringing curiosity to research and development (R&D) projects. We created the Catalyst for Actively Designing and Researching Equity (CADRE) project, which collaborates with a cohort of educators to implement equity in schools.
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Partnering with racially and ethnically diverse clients
Plus Alpha is a member of the Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network. We collaborate with other racially and ethnically diverse evaluators to support the Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE) framework.
An example of our values in action is our work in prioritizing collaboration and bringing an equity mindset to all of our interactions and projects. We have advised multiple organizations and clients in inculcating an equity mindset in their research and evaluation design, project design, and implementation.