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We don’t just teach culture. We create experiences that make people feel it.

At The CLU Studio, we design games and interactive workshops that do what PowerPoints and policy manuals can’t—they open people up. Through immersive, emotionally intelligent experiences, we help teams see beyond roles, rules, and routines. We spark self-awareness. We make space for the kinds of conversations that shift perspectives, deepen trust, and actually change how people work together. Because the real barriers to collaboration aren't technical—they're human. From our global bias research initiative (Bias Hurts), to the transformative identity-shifting gameplay of The Viewing Deck™, to the practical learning journeys inside The CLU Academy, everything we offer is designed to do one thing: Make culture personal, powerful, and unforgettable.

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

THE VOICE BEHIND THE WORK

Steffon Isaac designs what PowerPoints can’t: moments that move people.

Steffon Isaac designs what PowerPoints can’t: moments that move people. As founder of The CLU Studio, he creates games and experiences that help teams uncover the unseen dynamics shaping trust, culture, and connection. A lifelong entrepreneur, Steffon’s work is rooted in story, shaped by lived experience, and driven by one belief: real change starts with the conversations we’re not yet having. Originally from the Caribbean, he lives in Brooklyn with his young son—his daily reminder that curiosity and play are serious tools for growth.

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Bias Hurts

Bias Hurts is our global research initiative uncovering the quiet, often unspoken ways personal bias influences workplace culture, decisions, and relationships. It’s more than data—it’s a mirror. A starting point for organizations ready to move beyond diversity statements and toward cultures built on deeper awareness, better choices, and more human connection. Because the problem isn’t that bias exists. The problem is how rarely we notice when it does.

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The Viewing Deck™

You don’t need more information. You need a new perspective. The Viewing Deck™ is a transformative team experience that helps people do something radically simple—and surprisingly hard: see the workplace through someone else’s eyes. Through identity-shifting scenarios and honest conversation, it reveals how bias, perception, and lived experience shape the way we lead, collaborate, and make decisions. It’s not just a team-building tool.
It’s emotional intelligence in action—and a fresh lens on what’s really happening in your culture.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Blog

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.

Discover New PerspectivesThrough Interactive Play