NSF'S Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Coordination Hub: Harnessing the Power of Liberatory Design for Equity-Driven Systems Change

美国国家科学基金会的埃迪·伯尼斯·约翰逊包括一项倡议，旨在激励和加速系统变革的协作基础设施建设，以扩大对STEM的参与。包括倡议投资的一个关键部分是建立和加强国家网络。这个国家网络是机构、组织、个人和项目的合作，共同设计、实施、研究、改进和扩大协作性变革模型和战略。美国国家科学基金会的埃迪·伯尼斯·约翰逊包括协调中心(The Hub)，该中心领导和支持国家网络成员建设能力、开发和共享知识，并建立联系，以促进STEM系统变革中协作基础设施的使用。该中心激发了针对深层次挑战的创新解决方案，并拓展了可能的愿景。该中心的工作推动了一场运动，该运动采取可行的步骤来改变政策、实践、关系、方法和思维模式，以扩大对STEM的参与，以支持Includes倡议关于反映国家多样性的STEM劳动力的愿景。利用自由的设计框架，Hub支持由Includes资助的项目，共享学习成果，并促进整个国家网络的连接。该中心是Includes资助的联盟和合作变革联盟孵化器的支柱，该联盟测试新的概念、实践和政策。该中心对公平驱动的系统变革采用专题办法；扩大和提升边缘人群的声音和经验；对共享措施采取整体办法，包括定性和定量数据和讲故事；并采用战略研究和交流。该中心的工作正在发展和加强国家网络，使其成为一个充满活力的生态系统和国家资源，以明显扩大对STEM的参与。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative motivates and accelerates collaborative infrastructure building for systems change that broadens participation in STEM. A key part of the INCLUDES Initiative investment is building and strengthening a National Network. This National Network is a collaboration of agencies, organizations, individuals, and projects working together to design, implement, study, refine, and scale up collaborative change models and strategies. NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Coordination Hub (the Hub) leads and supports National Network members in building capacity, developing and sharing knowledge, and making connections to advance the use of collaborative infrastructure for systems change in STEM. The Hub inspires innovative solutions to deep-seated challenges and expands the vision of what is possible. The Hub’s work catalyzes a movement that takes actionable steps to transform policies, practices, relationships, approaches, and mindsets to broaden participation in STEM in support of the INCLUDES Initiative vision of a STEM workforce that reflects the diversity of the nation.Using a liberatory design framework, the Hub supports INCLUDES-funded projects, shares learnings, and facilitates connections across the National Network. The Hub serves as a backbone for an incubator of INCLUDES-funded Alliances and Collaborative Change Consortia that tests new concepts, practices, and policies. The Hub employs a thematic approach to equity-driven systems change; amplifies and elevates the voices and experiences of marginalized populations; takes a holistic approach to shared measures, including qualitative and quantitative data and storytelling; and employs strategic research and communications. The Hub’s work is growing and strengthening the National Network into a vibrant ecosystem and national resource for demonstrably broadening participation in STEM.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.