One DSD
Division leadership, legislative work, and strategy
Division direction, legislative coordination, and the DSD equity implementation plan.
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Equity entry points
- Decision rights and bottlenecks
- Funded and staffed equity commitments
- Reporting back to staff on what changed
Fictional worked example
Connect an equity commitment to a decision
A fictional team wants translated information to be available when a program change begins. A general commitment becomes useful when the decision, capacity and response are clear.
Make the request concrete
Identify the vital information, the people who need it and the decision date that shapes the work.
What evidence and affected perspectives inform the request?
Locate authority and capacity
Identify who can decide, what translation and review capacity is needed and what tradeoffs remain open.
Are resources and responsibilities agreed or still proposed?
Explain the response
Tell the team what was decided, what remains unresolved and when it can be reconsidered.
How will the people affected learn what changed?
Bring it into your work: Take one commitment from intention to a decision record: the request, evidence, responsible authority, resources and report-back. Do not assume that naming a role commits its time.