Vividhata is a woman-led diversity, equity and inclusion consultancy working with organisations across engineering, construction, STEM and government.
Vividhata (which means “diversity” in Sanskrit) was founded in Sydney with the aim of making diversity meaningful for individuals, organisations and communities.
Vividhata combines research, lived experience and sector expertise to design solutions that work in real workplaces.
Our work is anchored in our values and we pride ourselves on our customer service.
As a social enterorise our work aligns with the UN SDG Goals.
Our work is informed by research and collaboration with universities and leading practitioners.
We create learning environments where people feel safe to ask questions, build understanding and develop confidence to act on what they have learnt.
Our services span strategy development, facilitated training and immersive technology including VR-based learning experiences.
We will recognise, acknowledge and value people’s emotions, experiences, thoughts and context.
We will act in line with our mission and keep the bigger picture of a just, inclusive society as a guide.
We will attempt to improve wellbeing and minimise harm in all our actions.
We will comply with the law and regulations in a courageous manner, and tell the truth in a kind and sensitive manner.
We will be open in how we deal with our stakeholders, how we make decisions.
Every organisation faces different challenges. We work with clients to design strategies and programs tailored to their context
Dr Agrawal (she/her/hers) is the CEO and founder of Vividhata Pty Ltd, an organization which epitomizes her vision to globally advance and mainstream diversity and inclusion initiatives in all sectors of society, guided by her lived intersectional experiences of being a female immigrant from India, diversity leader and coach, person of color, Physicist and proud member of the global LGBTQIA+ community.
Dr Agrawal was born and raised in New Delhi, India and earned her PhD in Physics from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in Physics in the year 2005. She is fluent in English and Hindi, with a smattering of Japanese.
Her work experience has spanned the continents of Asia, Europe and Australia. As a first generation immigrant, she worked hard to succeed in the widely different environments and societies of UK and Australia and took on leadership roles in initiating change. This honed her skills in cultural competence, sensitivity training, building and strengthening diverse teams, organizational capacity building, data analysis, training emerging leaders and initiating and supporting dialogues on key, challenging issues in organizations of all size and type.
Dr Agrawal is a visionary. She helped start a chapter in UK’s Gay Women’s Network to give voice to women of color. She continues to champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the global photonics and optics community that have led to visible, meaningful changes in increasing the diversity in leadership and membership of scientific bodies and committees in this field. She has helped promote diversity initiatives in the philanthropy sector (Anthony Nolan, blood cancer charity, UK) and in the higher education sector (University of Technology, Sydney) that led to an increase in the recruitment of female undergraduates.
A passionate scientist who finds it exciting to mentor students especially minorities and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields, Dr Agrawal loves meeting people, speaking to diverse audiences, and working towards a more just and equitable society.
Her favourite hobbies are traveling, reading science fiction and fanfiction works, and watching sports.
David Widders (Dave) (he/his) describes himself as ‘a very proud Anaiwan man from Armidale NSW’. His mission is to educate, empower and make a difference. He has spent over 20 years imparting diversity training to Federal, State, local government, community organizations and businesses in Australia.
Dave has a special passion to make a difference for Aboriginal people. He endeavors towards fostering a positive reconciliation across the wider community. He is a strong believer in the power of education to foster acceptance and change. Dave has worked in Aboriginal communities across Australia from urban, regional and remote areas. He has been well accepted by these communities.
Learning with Dave can help attendees develop greater cultural competence in working with Aboriginal communities and appreciate the value businesses can earn by employing Aboriginal people.
David Widders (Dave) (he/his) describes himself as ‘a very proud Anaiwan man from Armidale NSW’. His mission is to educate, empower and make a difference. He has spent over 20 years imparting diversity training to Federal, State, local government, community organizations and businesses in Australia.
Dave has a special passion to make a difference for Aboriginal people. He endeavors towards fostering a positive reconciliation across the wider community. He is a strong believer in the power of education to foster acceptance and change. Dave has worked in Aboriginal communities across Australia from urban, regional and remote areas. He has been well accepted by these communities.
Learning with Dave can help attendees develop greater cultural competence in working with Aboriginal communities and appreciate the value businesses can earn by employing Aboriginal people.
