
the sum
together we are greater
Welcome. Take a breath
We’re here to support you to go inside…
BECOME THE CHANGE
HOW?
With Groundbreaking Assessment & Experiential Learning…
The Sum supports awareness of your unconscious patterns/bias (group or individual).
The free Race Pattern Quiz (RPQ) above will give you a “taste” of your primary pattern related to race.
From here, try:
- an in-depth consultation about your RPQ results
- a free coaching/strategy session
- a weekly practice group
- our innovative Power of Difference Assessment (PDA)
- or Power of Difference Certification (PDC).
WELCOME TO THE EVOLUTION OF DEI
“These offerings are, without a doubt, the finest I’ve experienced in my years of doing this work.” ~NAOMI TUTU


the sum
The Power
of Differences
United &
Unleashed
Tired?
Lost?
Discouraged
about our
world?
Take a breath.
Welcome.
HOW?
Groundbreaking
Assessment &
Experiential Learning…
The Sum supports awareness of your unconscious patterns/bias (group or individual).
The free Race Pattern Quiz (RPQ) will give you a “taste” of your primary pattern related to race.
From here, try:
- an in-depth consultation about your RPQ results
- a free coaching/strategy session
- a weekly practice group
- our innovative Power of Difference Assessment (PDA)
- or the Power of Difference Certification (PDC)
All designed to support you to go inside &
BECOME THE CHANGE.
WELCOME TO THE EVOLUTION OF DEI
“These offerings are, without a doubt, the finest I’ve experienced in my years of doing this work.”
~NAOMI TUTU

What’s the Power of Difference Model (PDM)?
At it’s core the PDM identifies 3 primary, typically unconscious, patterns of behavior, thought, feeling, and worldview related to race, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic class, religion, disability, and culture.
Does one sound more like you?
To take the free Race Pattern Quiz (RPQ) and discover your primary pattern related to Race, your learning edge, and recommendations:
What’s the Power of Difference Model (PDM)?
At it’s core the PDM identifies 3 primary, typically unconscious, patterns of behavior, thought, feeling, and worldview related to race, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic class, religion, disability, and culture.
Does one sound more like you?
To take the free Race Pattern Quiz (RPQ) and discover your primary pattern related to Race, your learning edge, and recommendations:
“THIS IS THE MOST IMPACTFUL LEARNING I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. IT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED ME AND MY WORK“
~ LAURIE YAUSSI Teacher, Thompson Valley School District
“THIS IS THE MOST IMPACTFUL LEARNING I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. IT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED ME AND MY WORK“
~ LAURIE YAUSSI Teacher, Thompson Valley School District
Team with us!
Only 29 more $5 subscriptions will cover one year’s baseline operations!
BUILD WITH US: a thriving & just world where our aliveness, commonality & our differences are honored.
DONATE ANY AMOUNT: one time, monthly, or yearly–choose the programs you want to support.
Team with us!
Only 29 more $5 subscriptions will cover one year’s baseline operations!
BUILD WITH US: a thriving & just world where our aliveness, commonality & our differences are honored.
DONATE ANY AMOUNT: one time, monthly, or yearly–choose the programs you want to support.
What People Think…
“This model has totally changed how I do things in my school…especially the way I use power more consciously. For me, it’s so important to do no harm. And while I understand my role as a Latino leader in my school – I am learning from the PDA, the model, and from consultation with The Sum how my power and my privilege across many sociocultural differences can be used with more awareness, effectiveness, and care in my relationships to our school secretary, our custodian, the teachers, parents and, of course, the students.”
Guillermo Medina,
Principal, Columbine Elementary, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, Colorado
“As a person who is always engaged in inclusion work, whether it be in my job or in my life; sometimes we need to be reminded to take care of ourselves. This survey helped me to refocus on how I give of myself. I don’t have to give myself away. I was able to take a breath for my sake! Still carrying my torch!”
Phyllis Breland
Director of Diversity and Inclusion.
Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
The Team

J. Elliott Butler-Cisneros
Executive Director/Founder

Lucero Castro-Frederick
Board President

Crystal Byrd Farmer
Board Member/Consultant
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