Our work encompasses the full innovation lifecycle:

From your people and culture, to your innovation practices, and extending to the social impacts of your products.  We offer expert consulting, coaching, speaking and workshops to help your organisation make meaningful progress towards your EDI and innovation goals.

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People and culture

We identify challenges and opportunities for your workplace and culture, and craft impactful solutions to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.  We conduct both quantitative and qualitative research for deep insight, and also uncover fresh insights from your existing data.

We offer:

  • Evidence-based equity, diversity and inclusion strategy development and culture change programmes
  • Ethnicity, disability and gender pay gap reporting
  • Full equity, diversity and inclusion assessments

The actionable insights and clarity of your thinking were outstanding

Helen Lamprell OBE, Chief Legal Officer
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Inclusive innovation practices

For leaders and teams striving to build inclusion and equity into the heart of your innovation practices, products and services, we can help you to:

  • Establish responsible and inclusive innovation practices, for equitable outcomes by design
  • Elevate existing lean and agile practices for greater inclusion, innovation, and productivity

Jo is an exceptional professional who has made a profound impact on all of those she has worked with. Her dedication, expertise, and compassionate approach have elevated us all.

Dave Barker, R&D Director
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Equitable & responsible technology

Whether you are deploying a new AI-infused HR system, or developing new technology and AI products to go to market, we can help you:

  • Assess and manage ethical risks and impacts, such as risks to fundamental rights, privacy, and risk of bias
  • Establish clear and pragmatic governance, accountability and oversight for responsible AI and technology adoption/development
  • Ensure robust data protection, GDPR compliance, and alignment with emerging best practice and regulation

A special thank you to Jo Stansfield. Such a thoughtful and impactful workshop on AI, ethics and diversity – everyone left with actionable insights to bring back to their organisation.

Rebekah Bostan, Co-founder Making Change in Insurance Network
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Consulting and coaching

Our consulting and advisory services assist individuals and organisations looking for anything from light-touch advice through to comprehensive, in-depth programmes. 

Our expert practitioners can guide you with expertise at the intersection of EDI and innovation. We are able to support people data collection and analysis, give feedback on your plans, advise on leadership approaches, best practices, and more.

We offer coaching and mentoring for executive leadership, EDI, HR and employee network leaders.  We also provide development support for EDI committees and employee groups.

Claim your free, no-obligation 25 minute call with us to explore how we can help you.

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Jo has great expertise across both tech/engineering and EDI which has been invaluable to our work together on the TransFIRe project. Highly capable working with me at a strategic level, organising workshops, creating reports, giving talks, creating questionnaires and so much more.

Professor Sue Black OBE, Durham University
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Speaking and workshops

Explore our range of speaker sessions and workshops, focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) topics specifically tailored for innovative organisations in the technology, engineering, and manufacturing sectors.

Our expert-led sessions are designed to provoke thought, examining strategies to build inclusive cultures, drive innovation, and empower diverse teams.

Through interactive workshops and engaging talks, we provide actionable insights and practical approaches to foster EDI within your organization.

Our core topics are listed below, and we can adapt these for conferences, corporate and academic engagements.

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Core topics

  • The Agile Inclusion Paradox
    Lessons for how to build inclusive innovation teams
  • Responsible Innovation in the Age of AI
    How to put ethics into practice in your innovation environment
  • When AI meets EDI
    What you need to know for responsible people-tech adoption
  • People Data
    How to use data for better outcomes for diversity, equity and inclusion at work and beyond
  • Getting Strategic with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
    Get clear on the most EDI important issues for your organisation
  • From Woman in Tech to Engineer in HR
    Insights from a personal journey
  • Working across national cultures
    Developing cultural intelligence to harness everyone’s strengths and experience
  • Tech and Engineering Careers
    Could they be for someone like me?

Wow!! We cannot thank you enough for your time and effort in delivering such a great and hard hitting presentation

Financial business manager and women’s network leader

You gave me a glimpse of a dream through your talk

Physicist and career changer to tech

I just attended your talk on the Agile Inclusion Paradox and I was blown away!

Senior software engineer

When this recording becomes available on YouTube, I'm sending it to everyone I know

Technologist

This was such a good session I don't want it to end!

Technical recruiter