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

NSF的Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES计划激励并加速了系统变革的协作基础设施建设，扩大了STEM的参与范围。“包括倡议”投资的一个关键部分是建立和加强一个国家网络。这个国家网络是机构、组织、个人和项目的协作，共同设计、实施、研究、改进和扩大协作变化模型和战略。NSF的Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES协调中心（Hub）领导并支持国家网络成员在能力建设、开发和共享知识以及建立联系方面的工作，以推进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，并扩大了可能性的视野。该中心的工作催化了一场运动，该运动采取可操作的步骤来改变政策、实践、关系、方法和思维方式，以扩大STEM的参与，以支持包容性倡议的愿景，即建立一支反映国家多样性的STEM劳动力队伍。该中心使用自由设计框架，支持由includes资助的项目，分享经验，并促进国家网络之间的联系。该中心是由includes资助的联盟和协作变革联盟的孵化器的骨干，用于测试新的概念、实践和政策。该中心采用主题方法进行公平驱动的系统变革；放大和提升边缘化人群的声音和经历；采用整体方法来共享措施，包括定性和定量数据以及讲故事；并采用战略研究和沟通。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STEM的参与。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.