SPARQtools are digital toolkits that translate research into user-friendly formats that practitioners and educators can use to spark psychological, behavioral, and societal change. Each toolkit shares evidence-based materials and resources that can be put right to use to tackle issues from empowering students to engage across difference, encouraging people to eat healthy, or helping researchers measure important indicators of economic mobility. Explore individual toolkits to address specific problems, or dive into a collection to take on bigger issues.

FEATURED TOOLKIT

Check out our new toolkit, RaceWorks! Developed with Stanford’s Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity, RaceWorks provides educators and facilitators with multimedia tools to have better informed, more meaningful conversations about race with students and coworkers. The toolkit leverages insights from research that shows how people “do race,” and how we can put this way of understanding race to work to “undo racism.”

TOOLKIT COLLECTIONS

Science-powered activities for promoting equity in colleges and universities, co-created with the Stanford Diversity and First-Gen Office

TOOLKITS BY ACTION AREA

Education

Blocking Gender Bias

This writing task helps women succeed in STEM

First-Gen Ascend

This panel discussion boosts first-generation students’ grades

Peaceful Politics

This shift in perspective reduces political tensions

Plot the Me You Want to Be

This future-mapping task lifts grades

RaceWorks

The RaceWorks toolkit, a collaboration with Stanford’s Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity, provides educators and facilitators with tools to help students and coworkers learn and talk about race.

Space Reface

These cues help women and people of color feel welcome

Team Up Against Prejudice

This way of working together lessens bias

United States of Immigrants

This brief reading increases support for immigrants

From the Stanford Diversity and First-Gen Office and SPARQ:


Start here → Are You Ready to Talk?

Quick exercises for preparing to discuss differences

Beyond the Line

A group activity for exploring diversity

Fishbowl Discussions

A format for asking sensitive questions and getting honest answers

Health

Rethinking Stress

Videos to help people rethink stress to enhance work and health

Edgy Veggies

Reframe eating healthy to promote better food choices

Economic Mobility

Measuring Mobility From Poverty

The Measuring Mobility toolkit, a collaboration with the Urban Institute and the US Partnership on Mobility From Poverty, helps development practitioners choose and use psychological and economic measures.

Download a brief about the project here.

Criminal Justice

Principled Policing

This officer training program helps improve police-community relations. SPARQ limits access to the toolkit. Please contact us at stanford_sparq@stanford.edu if you would like to use it.