{"id":473,"date":"2025-12-18T02:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/about-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:40:03","slug":"about-the-diversity-collective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/about-the-diversity-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"473\" class=\"elementor elementor-473\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfea43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddfea43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a93f61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a93f61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df8fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4df8fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-587\" alt=\"The Diversity Collective team \u2014 lived experience practitioners delivering DEI training across Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-diversity-and-equality--scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c6bb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42c6bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a285b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a285b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Diversity Collective<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d5df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d5df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good intentions don\u2019t guarantee impact &#8211; especially when lived experience is excluded.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diversity Collective brings credible lived and learned expertise into Australian workplaces &#8211; while supporting the people who hold that knowledge to build sustainable, respected careers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don&#8217;t monopolise DEI education, we democratise it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We take a tempered radical approach to inclusion. We believe meaningful change happens when principled work is carried into the systems that shape decisions, without being softened, extracted or neutralised. Our role is to hold the line on human rights and lived expertise, while working strategically enough for change to take root and endure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c2e38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5c2e38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34c8d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e34c8d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ffd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73ffd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why We Exist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20848d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20848d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Diversity Collective was born from a recurring pattern.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We kept seeing the same dynamic play out \u2014 organisations committed to inclusion, but relying on a narrow circle of visible experts due to limited access and connection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue wasn\u2019t a lack of commitment. Organisations wanted to act on inclusion, but access to the right expertise was limited. At the same time, many practitioners with deep lived and learned expertise lacked the infrastructure, visibility and pathways needed to reach those organisations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result was a persistent gap \u2014 not of intent, but of connection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We built The Diversity Collective to close that gap: connecting organisations with credible, practitioner-led expertise, while creating equitable pathways for those practitioners to lead the work, sustainably and with integrity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because when the right expertise is excluded, inclusion efforts fall short \u2014 and when lived experience is centred, the work is more effective, accountable and enduring.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70dda1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e70dda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetaldeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet Our Founder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b251e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b251e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60df3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a60df3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sheetal-Deo-lawyer-advocate-public-speaker-min.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1475\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sheetal-Deo-lawyer-advocate-public-speaker-min.webp 667w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sheetal-Deo-lawyer-advocate-public-speaker-min-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sheetal-Deo-lawyer-advocate-public-speaker-min-600x900.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0479f43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0479f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c13d31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c13d31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff6c11 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff6c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diversity of Experience: What Makes Us Different<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502b0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"502b0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marginalised knowledge is, by definition, marginalised. It sits outside dominant systems of visibility, credibility and access.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means organisations seeking diversity and inclusion support often encounter the same voices, frameworks and providers \u2014 while equally (if not more) credible, community-held, lived-experience based knowledge remains harder to access.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b173666 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b173666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/meet-the-collective\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Team<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9006b5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9006b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd20a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd20a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Diversity Collective exists to address this structural gap.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We work with practitioners whose expertise has been shaped through lived experience and professional practice, many of whom come from grassroots and community contexts outside traditional centres of power. Our role is not to translate or sanitise that knowledge, but to create pathways for it to be accessed, valued and applied responsibly in organisational settings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also recognise that lived experience involves intellectual and emotional labour. At TDC, that labour is respected and properly remunerated. Practitioners are engaged as experts \u2014 not as case studies, storytellers or unpaid contributors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our model is grounded in human rights, not market optimisation. We prioritise dignity, sustainability and scaling-impact over optics. We don\u2019t treat inclusion as a product to be owned or sold \u2014 we treat it as work that must be held responsibly and actioned collectively.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s what it means to support this work without reproducing the systems that marginalised it in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a77917 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a77917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c523df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c523df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c189650 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c189650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with The Diversity Collective is designed to be clear, considered and accountable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623b970 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"623b970\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab64e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dab64e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1d304 elementor-tablet-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9a1d304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-comment-dots\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M144 208c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 32-32-14.3-32-32-32zm112 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 32-32-14.3-32-32-32zm112 0c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32 32-14.3 32-32-14.3-32-32-32zM256 32C114.6 32 0 125.1 0 240c0 47.6 19.9 91.2 52.9 126.3C38 405.7 7 439.1 6.5 439.5c-6.6 7-8.4 17.2-4.6 26S14.4 480 24 480c61.5 0 110-25.7 139.1-46.3C192 442.8 223.2 448 256 448c141.4 0 256-93.1 256-208S397.4 32 256 32zm0 368c-26.7 0-53.1-4.1-78.4-12.1l-22.7-7.2-19.5 13.8c-14.3 10.1-33.9 21.4-57.5 29 7.3-12.1 14.4-25.7 19.9-40.2l10.6-28.1-20.6-21.8C69.7 314.1 48 282.2 48 240c0-88.2 93.3-160 208-160s208 71.8 208 160-93.3 160-208 160z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe start with your context\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e95cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e95cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You share what you\u2019re navigating \u2014 whether that\u2019s training, a keynote, coaching, an audit or strategic advisory. 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpact is sustained, not extracted\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe32ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe32ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our model supports inclusion work that is credible, ethical and sustainable \u2014 ensuring organisations receive work that lands, and practitioners are resourced to continue leading change over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694f703 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"694f703\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dee44 animated-fast e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31dee44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4607604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4607604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Paths, One Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c943df elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c943df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diversity Collective exists to serve two interconnected audiences \u2014 organisations seeking meaningful inclusion, and practitioners whose expertise makes that work possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db19eb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db19eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9777ea0 e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9777ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:750}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd1f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fd1f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Organisations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d49149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2d49149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Organisations operate within different systems, constraints and levels of maturity \u2014 and effective work starts with understanding that context. <br><br>We take the time to understand where you are now, what you\u2019re navigating, and what outcomes you\u2019re working toward.<br><br>\nFrom there, we curate the right expertise to meet your needs.<br><br>\nWhether you need a one-off  workshop, a keynote or panel contribution, executive coaching, or a longer-term advisory partnership, we will connect you with practitioners who understand the realities of your environment and can design work that lands in practice, not just on paper.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ff030 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56ff030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enquire Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8485f e-con-full animated-fast e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b8485f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd65b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bd65b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Practictioners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8969d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b8969d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA platform, community and infrastructure to amplify your expertise.<br><br>\nThe Diversity Collective supports practitioners with subject-matter expertise and lived experience to access organisational work without compromising autonomy, integrity or care. We handle coordination, contracts, marketing and booking logistics \u2014 so you can focus on delivering your work, growing your practice and sustaining your energy.<br><br>\nThis is not a bureau or an agency model. We are a collective. Practitioners lead the work, set boundaries around how their expertise is shared, and are paid fairly for both their intellectual and emotional labour \u2014 within an infrastructure designed to support collaboration, connection and longevity, extraction, exploitation and capitalism. <br><br>\nIf you want to work within the systems we seek to change \u2014 without perpetuating their harm or losing yourself in the process, join the collective. <br><br>\nWe\u2019re here to change the system, not play into it.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd06b26 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd06b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/join-the-collective\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cc549 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57cc549\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a7739 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a7739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812ed3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"812ed3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-workforce-diversity-training--1024x681.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-workforce-diversity-training--1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-workforce-diversity-training--300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-workforce-diversity-training--768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-workforce-diversity-training-.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dc77b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80dc77b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3591659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3591659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessible by Design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcc159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fcc159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to education should not depend on proximity to power, privilege or capital \u2014 particularly when that education concerns rights, safety and inclusion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessibility is built into how we work. We offer a range of delivery options \u2014 including workshops, online resources and blended learning \u2014 alongside reduced pricing, scholarships and sliding-scale options designed to remove financial barriers where they exist.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If cost is a barrier, we encourage you to speak with us. We approach accessibility collaboratively \u2014 balancing care, sustainability and impact.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7b1b5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c7b1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to us about what's possible<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abbc55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8abbc55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b944c66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b944c66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c71de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c71de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Promise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325cef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325cef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We centre lived experience and focus on what works in practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We build agency, not guilt \u2014 and support the responsible use of power and privilege to create change.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every engagement with The Diversity Collective is grounded in these principles. We&#8217;re here to support genuine culture change that is grounded in integrity and care, not performative compliance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b96fb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b96fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c0b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05c0b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Diversity-Collective-two-hands--1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-602\" alt=\"\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea326d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ea326d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e282e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e282e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thediversitycollective.org\/staging\/6666\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Diversity-Collective-Pay-the-rent-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fad1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4fad1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb62bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb62bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Collective Fund<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de56a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de56a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every engagement with The Diversity Collective contributes to our Collective Fund \u2014 a shared resource that sustains the infrastructure behind the work and expands access to lived and learned expertise.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fund supports practitioner care, coordination and community-building, enabling more marginalised voices and experiences to be resourced, visible and heard in organisational spaces.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also reflects our commitment to Indigenous sovereignty, with an ongoing contribution to <\/span><b>Pay the Rent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supporting the return of land, resources and power to First Nations peoples.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Booking through TDC isn\u2019t just about meeting your immediate needs \u2014 it\u2019s a way of investing in a model that builds collective capacity, supports ethical practice, and strengthens the future of inclusion work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7200f3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7200f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/paytherent.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Pay the Rent<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c896d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15c896d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165452b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"165452b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a8f8e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f5a8f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who founded The Diversity Collective and why? <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365bfd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"365bfd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fca238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fca238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diversity Collective was established by <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetaldeo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheetal Deo<\/a> in response to a structural gap between organisations seeking to embed inclusion and the practitioners best placed to lead that work. Having access to both corporate and community spaces made that gap visible \u2014 and highlighted the responsibility to build better pathways between them. TDC was created and intentionally designed to bridge that gap by expanding access to lived and learned expertise, while creating ethical, sustainable conditions for practitioners to lead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What do you mean by 'lived experience practitioners'? <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad1ac8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ad1ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21a326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21a326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lived experience practitioners are professionals whose expertise is shaped by direct, embodied experience of the systems, structures and conditions they work within \u2014 alongside formal training, professional practice and subject-matter knowledge. Their insight is not abstract or theoretical; it is grounded in reality and refined through practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At TDC, lived experience is not treated as anecdote or identity alone. It is recognised as a form of expertise \u2014 developed over time, held with care, and applied intentionally to support meaningful change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How is The Diversity Collective structured? <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f97e97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f97e97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bb17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18bb17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diversity Collective operates as a platform and community for independent practitioners. Practitioners retain their autonomy and lead their own work, while TDC provides shared infrastructure, coordination and ethical stewardship. Each engagement also contributes to the Collective Fund, which sustains the model and supports community and accountability commitments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2573\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2573\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does 'we democratise DEI education' mean? <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2573\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1407a84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1407a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437798f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437798f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than centralising expertise within a single consultancy, we create pathways for many practitioners to lead. This broadens whose knowledge is visible, valued and resourced \u2014 and gives organisations access to a depth and diversity of expertise no single provider can hold.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2574\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2574\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do you only work with large corporate organisations?  <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2574\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5852b00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5852b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785879c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"785879c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not at all. We work with organisations of all sizes and sectors \u2014 from ASX-listed companies and government departments to small not-for-profits, schools, and community organisations. Accessibility is built into our model, with flexible delivery options and pricing arrangements available where budgets are constrained.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2575\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2575\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Where are you based and where do you deliver services?  <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2575\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5e27e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c5e27e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cf7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41cf7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diversity Collective is based in Australia and our practitioners work with clients across the country. 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