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The CLP — Contextual Lens Protocol 2.0
Context isn't background.
It's the lens.

Every leader enters a room carrying context — political, cultural, social, historical. That context shapes what they see, what they miss, whose voice they center, and whose they overlook.

The Contextual Lens Protocol (CLP) is a reflexive framework that helps leaders examine their own lenses — and understand how those lenses shape their leadership, decisions, and environments.

  • 12 contextual lenses with reflexive questions for each
  • 3 new lenses: Equity, Empathy & Neutrality
  • Facilitation prompts for individual and group use
  • Instant PDF download — use it today
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Instant download · PDF · By Aja Johari Jackson, Ed.M

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All 12 lenses

Historical

How past events and legacies shape current context

Political

How laws and power structures shape your lens

Economic

How financial systems shape access and worldview

Social / Societal

How community structures shape your perspective

Cultural

How beliefs and values shape how you engage

Linguistic

How language shapes meaning and access

Gender

How gender dynamics shape experience and leadership

Positional

How your role shapes power and perspective

Equity ✦

How equity shows up in your decisions and environment

Empathy ✦

How your capacity to understand others shapes how you lead

Neutrality ✦

How assumptions of neutrality mask bias in systems

Religion / Spirit

How faith shapes values, purpose, and community

✦ New in CLP 2.0

Free preview — one lens from CLP 2.0

Sample Lens

The Equity Lens

The Equity Lens asks leaders to examine how equity — or the absence of it — shows up in the environments they create, the decisions they make, and the systems they operate within.

Equity is not a destination. It is an active practice that requires leaders to continuously examine who is centered, who is marginalized, and what structures are producing those outcomes.

Reflexive Question: In the decisions you made this week, who benefited most — and whose needs were made invisible?

The full CLP 2.0 includes all 12 lenses with reflexive questions and facilitation prompts.

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"This framework should be expanded so that other audiences have access to this valuable tool." — CLP User