Derby House Principles

THE DERBY HOUSE PRINCIPLES*

We believe that promoting diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. 

Diversity and inclusion are more than just words for us. They are the hard-and-fast principles guiding how we will build our teams, cultivate leaders and create a community that supports everyone in it. No one should ever feel excluded or less welcome because of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, or background. Experience and social science have shown that diversity can generate better results, in analysis, insight, and professional decision-making.

As professional gamers we are committed to the Derby House Principles:

Promoting inclusion and diversity in professional wargaming, through the standards we set, the opportunities we offer, and access to activities we organise.

Making clear our opposition to sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination across the board, as well as in wargaming.

Encouraging a greater role and higher profile for colleagues from underrepresented groups in our professional activities.

Seeking out and listening to the concerns and suggestions of our colleagues as to how our commitment to diversity and inclusion could be enhanced.

Demonstrating our commitment to diversity and inclusion through ongoing assessment of progress made and discussion of future steps.  

Cosponsored by:

PAXsims

Connections North (Canada)

Connections UK

Connections (US/Global)

Serious Games Network—France

Connections Netherlands

Women’s Wargaming Network

Additional endorsements:

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

Global Affairs Canada

Institute for Defense Analyses

RAND Center for Gaming

Simulation and Wargaming Study Group of the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization

#NatSecGirlSquad

42 Educational Games Coaching and Design

Aleph Insights

Archipelago of Design

Australian Defence Force Wargaming Group

Calian

Civil Resilience Gaming Lab UK

Conflict Simulations LLC

Evocatus Consulting

Fight Club Canada

Fight Club Germany

Fort Circle Games

Georgetown University Wargaming Society

ICONS Project

Imaginetic

International Kriegsspiel Society

Irregular wargaming Club

i3Gen

KCL Crisis Simulation

LBS Consultancy Ltd 

Lessons Learned Simulations and Training

NSC, a member of the QinetiQ Group of Companies

Nusbacher Associates

Nuts! Publishing

RCAF Game Force

Sapper Studio

Slitherine and Matrix Games

Socialudo

Table Top History LLC

Third Nuclear Age Project (University of Leicester)

UK Fight Club

Victoria University of Wellington Wargaming Society

Wero Creative

Wingspan Strategic Consultants

Zenobia Award

*Derby House in Liverpool was the location of the Western Approaches Tactical Unit during WWII. 

WATU conducted some of the most consequential wargaming in the history of armed conflict. It was staffed by women from all walks of life, and men considered unfit for duty at sea through illness and injury. Between them was the breadth of tactical, technical, social and cultural knowledge necessary to train naval officers from every Allied nation.