About

The CLU Studio designs games and interactive workshops to address unconscious bias in organizations.

Our goal is to utilize games and immersive experiences as a tool to address unconscious bias in organizations. We believe that by raising awareness and promoting open and honest discussions about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, we can change the way people perceive each other and broaden their understanding of the impact of conscious and unconscious biases. Through our Bias Hurts initiative and accompanying resources and games, we strive to make a positive impact in the workplace and beyond.

Portrait of Steffon Isaac, black male, seated in a window wearing a light colored suit gazing out to the city. — Photo: Margarita Corporan

Founder

Steffon Isaac is an entrepreneur and founder of The CLU Studio where he focuses on strategy and game development.

Previously, Steffon co-founded Webbwind Inc., an internet company, and The Polish Bar of Brooklyn, a beauty bar. He regularly conducts interviews with people whose story of intersectional identity is at the margins of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion conversation. Steffon is passionate about social justice, photography, and his young son. Originally from the Caribbean, he now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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Portfolio

Bias Hurts

The Bias Hurts initiative brings attention to the effect of personal biases in the workplace. As a resource, it assists organizations in creating comprehensive Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging programs that effectively tackle biases.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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The Role of Identity in Fostering Inclusive Workplaces

Identity is a complex and multifaceted concept that is difficult to define. It encompasses both conscious and unconscious aspects of who we are, including our race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and more. These aspects shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us, and they play a significant role in determining how we interact with others.

The Hidden Cost of Unconscious Bias

We hear about the benefits of diversity and inclusion, but what we don’t hear enough about are the costs of unconscious bias and why it matters to employers of all sizes. If your organization isn’t already taking concrete steps to improve diversity, there are several good reasons to start.

5 Ways to Avoid Unconscious Bias

Our brains constantly make decisions without our conscious knowledge, and it’s not always helpful or fair. For example, people in positions of power may unconsciously prefer others who look like them or their friends, which can result in discrimination against people of color, women, and other minorities.

Unconscious Bias and How to Disrupt It (2022)

The first step in disrupting unconscious bias is for individuals to understand how society expresses both its preference and its disdain for various identities.

Black History Month

Let us honor the spirit of Black History Month by recognizing the achievements of black employees all the time and in real-time. At the CLU Studio we’re building a portfolio of tools to tackle bias in the workplace. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest.

How to be an Ally

Allyship is not anonymous and requires the sustained contribution of your social capital. Allyship also begins when you would rather dismantle the system than benefit from its privilege.

What Games Tell Us About Who We Are

In the game of life who we are and who we want to be is is told through winning, while the story of who we are not, is told through losing. But what if the game is rigged?

Seeing Diversity & Inclusion In New Light

Racism is an unresolved moral conflict and the water we all swim in. While corporate walls are porous soaking up our beliefs, our attitudes, and our biases.

Unconscious Bias, The Problem You Don't Know You Have

Unconscious bias is the problem companies don't know they have. In its most devastating form it sits just below the surface beneath a thin veneer of friendliness.

Who Are We

Race and identity was at the heart of America's founding and may very well be the catalyst of its undoing. CLU creates multi-player card & board games designed to surface unconscious bias.