Ethnographers are powerful change makers in business, organizations, and communities because we understand people within complex social and cultural contexts. In ethnography, “reflexivity” is the rigorous practice of understanding ourselves in the same way. We know that power and inequities shape our work and professional communities, and EPIC members have continually challenged each other and our organization to address them. Last summer, one of our members surprised us with a $10,000 donation offered as a direct investment in equity. Inspired by this gift and many efforts of our members over the years, we created the EPIC Equity Council with the…
