Images, courtesy company; illustration by Inc. Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are an integral part of corporate strategy for companies big and small, but the question remains: Do DEI consultants, workshops, and online training actually work? It's not always easy to tell. E-learning programs can track how much time an employee spent on a module and what they clicked, but not much else. Workshop-style training is more interactive, but harder to scale, especially when people work remotely. Employees can report whether they found a given session to be useful, but collecting this information won't necessarily help bosses decide what to do next.