Resources.
Practical tools and guides for people practitioners and organisations.
Organisational tools
For leaders and teams navigating change and inclusion.
Planning change? This tool combines insights from ADKAR, Lewin, and Nadler-Tushman to give you a systems-thinking overview of how ready your team, division or organisation is for change. Output can be exported to PDF.
Use the Change Readiness Tool →EDI is a legal imperative and a business essential, but it isn’t always clear what good looks like. This tool gives you a free taster of the EDI assessments Avant People carries out with organisations. Output can be exported to PDF.
Use the EDI Maturity Assessment →Awareness forms an important part of recongition and celebration of diversity across your workforce. This simple calendar outlines some of the most common and prominant awareness dates across the protected characteristics. It is not exhaustive and dates should always be verified before you plan events and communications.
Download the 2026 EDI Calendar →Practitioner tools
Self-assessments for HR, OD and EDI practitioners.
Organisational development draws practitioners from L&D, leadership, and general management backgrounds. This assessment helps you map your skills against modern OD practice, drawing on frameworks from CIPD, AIHR, and the OD Network.
Download OD Practitioner Assessment →There is no single or definitive qualification for EDI practitioners. This assessment helps practitioners and their managers map the core skills needed to navigate the legal, moral, and business dimensions of EDI work, regardless of professional background.
Download EDI Practitioner Assessment →Explainers
One-page PDF guides for practitioners and curious generalists.
A one-page PDF covering what OD is, the key models that underpin it, and where to find further resources.
Download What is Org Dev? 1-pager →A one-page PDF covering what Org Design is, the key models that underpin it, and where to find further resources.
Download What is Org Design? 1-pager →A one-page PDF covering what EDI is and where to access further resources.
Download What is EDI? 1-pager →