The Table of Diversity™
A framework, a facilitation tool, and a methodology- all in one instrument.
Like the periodic table of elements from chemistry organizes the elements of matter, the Table of Diversity™ organizes the elements of identity, turning something deeply personal into a shared language, a strategic tool, and a catalyst for change.
Whether you’re seven or seventy; a student or a superintendent; a team leader or a curious community member, the Table of Diversity gives you a way to see yourself, and everyone around you, more clearly so everyone thrives.
The Table of Diversity™ meets people where they are by making space to talk about identity in 3 ways:
Single Identity Elements: Go on a journey of learning and unlearning with each element on the Table of Diversity.
Identity Compounds: When two or more elements combine, it’s a compound! Learn about this unique experience built on a foundation of intersectionality.
Two or more marginalized identities.
Marginalized + Privileged identities.
Systemic Analysis: Explore how various identities and compounds are treated in the systems we live and exist within every day.
Who the Table of Diversity is For:
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Use the Table of Diversity™ Workplace Edition to have more meaningful conversations, activities, and strategies.
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Use the Table of Diversity™ Youth Edition in your lessons, to celebrate holidays, and to build critical thinking skills.
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Develop a personal practice of learning, unlearning, and taking meaningful action with the Table of Diversity™
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License the Table of Diversity™ tool and framework in your organization for a sustainable approach. Great for:
Employee Resource Group events
Department strategies
New hire onboarding
Leadership development
and more!
Deepen Your Understanding!
A periodic table of identity, for your workplace.
The Table of Diversity maps over 100 Identity Elements across 18 dimensions, structured like the periodic table you remember from chemistry class. Except this one isn’t about atoms, it’s about the people you work alongside every day.
Hang it in the break room, a conference room, the hallway or training room. Let it be the thing your team pauses in front of. Let it be a quiet reminder, in a space built for productivity, that identity, experience, and perspective are important.
The Table of Diversity is printed on quality poster paper, 18 × 24.
You already sense there’s more to the people in your group than what shows up in everyday conversations. You want your team or group to create spaces where people feel like they belong, not just show up.
The Table of Diversity® Reflect Card Deck invites people to share what they’ve actually lived, not a theory, not a statistic, but their own story.
Create space for center lived experience to lead the conversation.
How it works:
The Reflect Card Deck is built directly from the Table of Diversity®, one card for every Identity Element, from race and gender identity to religion, ability, age, and more.
Each card carries its own set of reflection prompts, organized into three categories:
Identity- what this element means to the person holding the card, in their own words.
Environment- how this element has shaped the way they experience the spaces and groups they’re part of.
Brilliance- what this element brings out in them, their strengths, their uniqueness, what they add to the room simply by being who they are.
There’s no dictionary definition on any card. What race, religion, ability, or age means isn’t fixed, it depends entirely on the person holding that card, their environment, their brilliance.
What Changes Over Time:
Groups that come back to the Reflect card deck again and again see something bigger start to happen.
The assumptions people walked in with start to soften. The colleague you thought you had figured out turns out to have a whole story you never knew. The teammate who never spoke up in meetings has something to say.
Trust builds because you've practiced asking the questions that matter and listened to their responses without judgement. People start showing up more fully, because they’ve seen that this group is a place where that’s safe.
And eventually, belonging stops being something you talk about and becomes something people just feel.
That’s what consistent use of the Reflect Card Deck builds, a group that keeps choosing to know each other.
Who The Reflect Card Deck is For:
Workplace Team
Team offsites and retreats
Onboarding new hires
Manager 1:1s and team-building sessions
Ice breakers before difficult conversations
Youth & Mentorship Groups
After-school programs
Mentorship and small-group settings
Classroom advisory periods
Youth leadership cohorts
Church & Faith Groups
Small group and Bible study openers
Youth ministry nights
New member welcomes
Retreats and fellowship gatherings
Neighborhood & Community Groups
Block parties and neighborhood associations
Book clubs and community circles
HOA and civic meetings that want to build real rapport
Community organizing and mutual aid groups
Stop asking folks what animal they would be and start asking questions that actually help create a welcoming space.
The Table of Diversity Toolkit takes teams on a journey of learning and unlearning so they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to create environments where everyone thrives.
Inside the Toolkit:
A live Kickoff Call with Demetria to set your team up for success!
A Facilitation Guide with activities, conversation starters, and everything you need for a self-guided journey, built for anyone on the team to pick up and use.
The Table of Diversity Card Deck for hands-on activities and engaging discussions.
The Table of Diversity Poster to hang in common places to reinforce the journey.
Table of Diversity Notebooks for 5 team members to write notes, reflections, and thoughts.
The Journey online course for 5 team members to learn the Identity Chemistry framework and
6 months access to The Test Tube, the online space for discovering resources and additional content. For 5 team members.
Who The Toolkit is For:
Teams and groups committed to DEI and ready to practice it as a science instead of guesswork.
This is for the team that wants a sustainable framework that balances learning and action, instead of the one-off trainings that spike engagement then quietly disappear.
The team that wants DEI to be a lived practice, not a checkbox, a statement, or a single workshop.
The team that wants skill-building alongside awareness, not theory without a path to actually doing something with it.
And for the people who see themselves as responsible for the culture around them, even if it isn’t in their job title.
Looking for a workshop or consulting?
Schedule a quick call and we’ll map out your next steps together.