Diversi started out as an pre-study in 2013, formed by the Swedish Games Industry and research company Praxikon, financed by VINNOVA the Swedish Innovation Agency.
Through surrounding world analysis the following was discovered:
Initiatives connected to diversity already existed there were little or no communication between them
Absence of mutual gathering points led to hampered progress and a lot of inventing the wheel
They only focused on one aspect of the gaming sphere instead of connecting the educational, development and community sphere
There are so many connection points between the industry, community and educational sphere that an isolated measure might not be sufficient
This is how the idea of an umbrella organisation formed, and so Diversi was conceptualised. The first unofficial meetup was held in October 2014 and the organisation was founded in January 2015. Since 2018 Diversi has become an international umbrella organisation in the Nordic countries.