Brave Space Leadership
Helping Leaders Move From DEI Platitudes Toward Transformative Action
At Brave Space Leadership, we believe that every leader has the capacity and responsibility to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging (DEIJB) within their organizations.
We specialize in walking alongside you as compassionate, empathetic, and patient companions on your lifelong journey to discover, deepen, and apply your talents as a transformative diversity change agent, as well as sustain the courage to rise to the challenges that come with this work.
Our focus is on supporting senior and executive leaders in organizations of all varieties, with an emphasis on colleges, universities, and other mission-driven institutions.
What is Brave Space?
Dr. Brian Arao and Kristi L. Clemens created brave space in response to a challenge they regularly encountered in their practice as social justice educators - how to help people understand, embrace, and rise to the challenges of learning about DEIJB in diverse groups. In their interview with Student Affairs Now, they share stories of how and why brave space was born; how to help people create brave spaces for and with each other; how the framework has evolved over time; and where brave spaces may be headed in the future.