About Ibis
Big Ideas, Innovative Solutions, Organizational Growth.
From Fortune 100 companies to large university systems, our clients all share one common goal: to develop a diverse and inclusive workplace. For nearly four decades, Ibis has collaborated with organizations of all sizes and across all sectors, specializing in creative, results-oriented, and sustainable diversity initiatives that deliver on this goal. We actively listen to each client’s needs while emphasizing the importance of safe spaces for open dialogue. In this way, Ibis helps individuals and organizations to develop at any stage of their DEI journey.
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Ibis’s vision is to advance organizational growth through the power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Ibis’s mission is to pioneer creative and bold DEI solutions to help organizations build inclusive environments and to address systemic disparities.
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Individually and as an organization, Ibis is committed to:
Collaboration — Meeting everyone where they are along their DEI journey.
Accountability — Holding ourselves and others accountable for inclusive action.
Innovation — Designing new ways to engage individuals and organizations.
Advocacy — Creating opportunities for marginalized communities.
Respect — Treating others as they would like to be treated.
The Ibis Legacy
Since 1987 Ibis has used a collaborative approach to guide hundreds of organizations through successful, results-oriented workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.
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Ibis is co-founded by Katharine Esty, Meg Whitley, and Erica Morgan and is officially certified as a women-owned business.
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Workplace Diversity: A Manager's Guide to Solving Problems and Turning Diversity into a Competitive Advantage is published and co-authored by Katharine Esty, Richard Griffin, and Marcie Schorr Hirsch.
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Shilpa Pherwani joins Ibis as an intern while pursuing her Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology.
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The first eLearning program in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is developed for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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The first comprehensive Organizational Assessment is conducted for EMC.
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Shilpa Pherwani assumes principal ownership and Ibis is rebranded to IBIS: Interactive Business Inclusion Solutions; Ibis is certified as both a women- and minority-owned business.
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Interactive Theater is introduced to support facilitated training.
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The Inclusive Organization Framework is introduced as a client assessment tool.
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Stand Up Comedy is introduced to support facilitated training.
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Ibis continues to grow with multiple global clients and a dedicated team of staff that includes DEI practitioners from around the world; IBIS returns to its original name Ibis.
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Ibis is getting set to launch an exciting new digital platform for all things DEI: idea+
Ibis is co-founded by Katharine Esty, Meg Whitley, and Erica Morgan and certified with the WBENC as a women-owned business.
Workplace Diversity: A Manager's Guide to Solving Problems and Turning Diversity Into A Competitive Advantage is published and co-authored by Katharine Esty, Richard Griffin, and Marcie Schorr Hirsch.
Shilpa Pherwani joins Ibis as an intern while pursuing her Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology.
The first eLearning program in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is developed for Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The first comprehensive Organizational Assessment is conducted for EMC Corporate
Shilpa assumes principal ownership and Ibis is rebranded to IBIS: Interactive Business Inclusion Solutions.; Ibis is certified as a women- and minority-owned business.
The Interactive Theater is introduced to support facilitated training.
The Inclusive Organization Framework (IOF) is introduced as a client assessment tool.
Stand Up Comedy is introduced to support facilitated training.
Ibis continues to grow with multiple global clients and a dedicated team of staff that includes DEI practitioners from around the world.
Ibis is getting ready to launch an exciting new platform for all things DEI: idea+
The Ibis Way
We have a positive and growth-oriented mindset.
We strive for DEI progress, not perfection.
We affirm client strengths, engagement, and progress.
We avoid shame or blame.
We focus on continuous improvement.
We view DEI best practices as ever-changing and evolving.
We are flexible and adapt to changing priorities and needs.
We are patient when working through ambiguity.
We believe that relationships are partnerships.
We actively listen to what our clients need.
We strive to meet clients and individuals where they are on their organizational, team, and individual DEI journeys.
We value data-driven research methodologies.
We utilize research-based and validated data collection tools in our Organizational DEI Assessments.
We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
We strive to actively represent and include all dimensions of difference in everything we do.
We acknowledge and address inequities.
We invite the use of dialog to solve problems and create shared understandings.
Dedicated to workplace diversity
Our collaborative, experienced, and results-oriented team partners closely with clients to drive successful outcomes in their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion endeavors.
We’d love to hear from you.
Ibis offers a wide variety of solutions for organizational DEI goals.
With a strategic approach and results that back the success of our initiatives, Ibis is a recognized leader in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.