Modern organizational challenges require more than performative gestures; they require systemic design grounded in evidence and community-led data.
The Inclusive Systems Pathway is a modular framework designed to bridge the gap between corporate values and operational reality. While the pathway represents a holistic journey toward systemic equity, we recognize that every organization is at a different stage of maturity. We meet you where you are, providing custom entry points to support, refine, or scale your existing initiatives.
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Why Choose Edified Projects?
Our approach is grounded in three core pillars:
- Academic Rigour: We apply evidence-based, trauma-informed, intersectional frameworks to ensure your strategy is structurally sound, measurable, and built for long-term operational impact.
- Community-Centred Methodology: True inclusion cannot be built in a vacuum. We utilize participatory and Indigenous methodologies to elevate lived experiences, ensuring that your systemic design is informed by the people it impacts most.
- 100% Métis Woman-Owned: We bring a distinct, decolonizing perspective to organizational change. Partnering with us directly supports supplier diversity mandates and brings authentic leadership to your Reconciliation and DEIB initiatives.
Five Phases of Systemic Design
Phase 1: Equity & Systems Audit
Focus: Distinctions-based analysis, policy review
Entry Point: Ideal for organizations needing a baseline assessment or a “health check” of current DEIB/Reconciliation policies.
Phase 2: Community Engagement
Focus: Participatory methodologies, Indigenous methodologies
Entry Point: Ideal for organizations that have data but lack the “human story” or community trust to move forward.
Phase 3: Evaluation Frameworks
Focus: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Entry Point: Ideal for organizations with active programs that struggle to measure or prove their effectiveness.
Phase 4: Operational Design
Focus: Systems change, inclusion, knowledge exchange
Entry Point: Ideal for organizations ready to transition from strategy/planning into active implementation.
Phase 5: Sustainable Capacity Building
Focus: ADDIE Frameworks, Universal Design for Learning, long-term strategic planning
Entry Point: Ideal for mature organizations looking to solidify their legacy and ensure their values are “future-proofed.”
Custom Entry
We understand that your organization may have already completed an audit (Phase 1) or gathered community feedback (Phase 2). Our approach is non-linear and modular:
- Assessment of Progress: We review your existing data and previous work to ensure continuity.
- Strategic Entry: We insert our expertise at the phase that provides the highest immediate value.
- Elevated Support: Where organization-wide capacity is required, our consulting work is seamlessly supported by Elevate, our team’s scalable, online workplace learning product. This ensures that high-level strategy is reinforced by evidence-based learning.
“We have been nothing short of thrilled with Edified Projects. Their expert knowledge, experience, and thoughtfulness of approach have been invaluable to supporting our work with Indigenous communities.”
Carrie Wong
Senior Manager of Learning & Training, Prosper Canada