Behaviours that Support Diverse Innovation
‘Diversity fosters creativity. We need to generate the best ideas from our people in all levels of the company and incorporate them into our business practices.’ –Frédéric Rozé, chief executive …
Course: Supporting Diverse Innovation
Meet the contributors
As we mentioned before you won’t be learning alone. Besides each other, you’ll be hearing from some incredible people working to promote greater participation in innovation. So now, we’d like …
Getting ready to learn online
You’ve chosen to be part of the community of learners on this course and we want you to get the most out of the experience! This course will offer opportunities …
Wrapping up week 1
Well done for completing week 1! This week we started looking at where ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ stemmed from, how it relates to legislation, and where D&I initiatives may be falling …
Applying diverse innovation in your context: brief
Throughout this course you’ve actively reflected on and planned ways to support diverse innovation. In this peer graded assignment we would like you to write about how you will apply …
Wrapping up week 3
Well done for completing week 3 of this course and the full Expert Track! This week we covered the role of transparency in supporting diverse innovation. You heard from Alex, …
Amplification activities
As well as using strategies to make sure people feel heard internally, there are other things you can do to amplify diverse innovators within the workplace. Amplification is also about …
The importance of active listening
The need for active listening It is not enough to simply have different faces within the room. For successful innovation, all voices need to be heard and one size doesn’t …
The Role of Solid Governance in Supporting Diverse Innovation
Governance is about the structures and processes in organisations that hold people to account and enable decision-making to ensure meaningful action is consistently taking place. This is important because it …
What is accountability?
In this article, we are going to look at the importance of accountability in supporting diverse innovation. What is accountability? Accountability and transparency are closely related; While transparency is about …
How can you promote transparency?
Let’s look at an example of transparency in the workplace. Transparency in action Stack Overflow made efforts to be more transparent about salaries both in the company and throughout their …
What is Transparency in Innovation?
Although ‘transparency’ has become a buzzword over the last decade or so, and is very commonly used in companies’ marketing materials, it is an important first step towards organisations being …
All you need to know about diversity and inclusion
In this article, we will look at where the term ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ stemmed from, how it relates to legislation, and where conventional D&I initiatives may be falling short. D&I …
The Role of Innovation
What is Innovation? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines innovation as: a new idea, method, or device the introduction of something new (1) The Role of Innovation Innovation can be a …
Wrapping up week 2
Well done for completing week 2! This week we started by discussing how different identities & cultural contexts shape people’s experiences at work, and how psychological patterns and behaviours such …