How can you measure different forms of success in your D&I work? And what should be defined as success in the first place? The much-needed and also long discussed question will be the focus of an educational session in April in Brussels.
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Global Diversity & Inclusion Leaders meet in Mumbai
Having a truly global and inspirational discussion about D&I. This is one of the aims of the World D&I Congress taking place in February 2018 in Mumbai and hence away from the mainstream. It will be hosted by D&I pioneer, Michael Stuber, and it coincides with the World Women Leadership Congress.
2018 Update: Overview of D&I Research
From practice research to the in-depth evaluation of scientific studies: the bandwidth of explorations in the D&I field is remarkable. Content analyses and evidence-based models (D&I value-chain, unconscious biases) provide particularly robust insight to understand what help to both move the needle and generate benefits.
Latest examples: Fighting Nationalism with Comedy or Science
Many current Nationalist movements base their ideas on ethnic, religious, geographic or linguistic commonalities. Simple considerations can debunk many of them. However, in the discussion each party has become more and more creative in defending their ideas. Here are two intriguing ways to put Nationalism on the spot: comedy and science.
Disruption Bingo
Some focus on digitalisation, others on economy 4.0 and a few see the bigger picture of several disruptive forces and how these will affect our work and our lives. The good news is: Everybody can prepare themselves to become ‘Futureproof’. A new book provides structured analyses and describes implications as well as recommendations.
Spot-on emotional D&I message in commercial advertising
Showing a few different characters in your advertisements is a simple way to leverage Diversity for business. Arguably, it’s too simple nowadays when diversity is a default state of many crowds. A new Levi’s® ad manages to capture and convey the spirit of D&I with a new quality.
Analysis: 10 D&I Pioneers outline the Future of D&I
While for some, D&I still feels like a new (ad)venture, others have already witnessed 20+ years of development in the field. One of the leading D&I magazines presents ten critical expert analyses including learnings and recommendations.
Digitalisierung und Diversity
Es ist gesetzt: Das nächste große Thema, ohne das kein Management-Meeting mehr auskommt. Auch der Diversity-Bereich diskutiert eifrig. Was ist neu und was ist nachhaltig am Digitalisierungs-Hype?
Prettl Group communicates on Diversity
The family-owned Prettl Group with almost 10,000 employees sucessfully runs five business unit, Automotive, Appliance Solutions, Electronics, Energy and ProSys. The current company magazine focuses on Diversity & Inclusion. The expert interview with Michael Stuber can be found here.
The British Approach to D&I – a pan-European comparison
18 British blue chip corporations form the second largest National subsample of 75 of Europe’s largest companies. The country also has a long tradition in non-discrimination. Does that mean that UK firms are D&I leaders, compared to other Europeans?
D&I in the Financial Sector in Europe
The financial sector constitutes the largest Industry cluster when analysing blue-chip companies in Europe. Does the economic strength translate into D&I leadership or will questions over ethics be confirmed? A comparative summary of results
Italian Energy giant focuses on D&I
ENEL’s current issue of their corporate magazine is dedicated to how to create value for business by fostering diversity inside corporations. The company describes itself as a laboratory of diversity.
Google Memo Discussion misses the point
A google employee was fired for spreading harmful stereotypes about women – ten pages long. The following discussion revolved around freedom of speech and existing (gender) gaps in the tech industry. Surprisingly, there was little refection about how D&I did not reach large, mainstream audiences over the past years.
Größer, besser, Diversity-Tag 2017
Er schwingt sich von Rekord zu Rekord, der Deutsche Diversity Tag. Dabei haben die InitiatorInnen und PartnerInnen nicht nur die Masse im Blick. Qualität in den Botschaften, den Kontakten und der Nachhaltigkeit stehen ebenso im Fokus. Ein Überrückblick.
Checklist: 12 items to test if you are inclined to group-think in D&I
An insightful (and self-critical) survey of 500 creative professionals revealed that 54 percent of them admit that ‘echo-chambers’ (and hence group-think) hamper creativity. We have created a unique checklist for you to self-test your inclination to group-think in D&I.
15 Years of Research and Evidence-based D&I
Hard or soft facts? Snapshot or long-term trends? Which type of information are you using in your D&I work? What counts in social media and at conferences (cool images, crisp cases, or surprising figures) might not be what helps you to take the most effective decisions. Take a look at our summary of our 20 research projects.
Der Europavergleich zum Deutschen Diversity Tag 2017
Kommunizieren deutsche Konzerne Diversity mehr oder weniger als ihre europäischen Wettbewerber? Oder einfach anders? Eine vergleichende Analyse, die seit 2007 bereits zum fünften Mal durchgeführt wurde, zeigt: Deutsche Großunternehmen platzieren Diversity deutlicher im Kontext sozialer Verantwortung als dies in Europa üblich ist. Zudem sind die Themen Frauenförderung und Work/Life-Balance deutlich überrepräsentiert. „Eine unglückliche Kombination“, meinen Experten.
EuroZone Blue Chips increase volume of D&I Communication – with a Gender focus
The 50 largest corporations in the EuroZone have further increased the communication of their D&I policies and practices. This finding of the latest analysis of Corporate Reporting is particularly true for CSR reports – and for gender. An over of research results provide a crisp and clear picture.
Mehrwerte und Fortschritte mit Diversity? Komplexität gestalten – und Nerven bewahren
Es könnte so schön und einfach sein: Vielfalt feiern, bunte Ballons und lachende Leute. Alles gut. Wer Diversity einseitig bearbeitet und nur als Business Case darstellt betreibt nicht nur Etikettenschwindel – er (oder sie) wird auch rasch an die Grenzen von Glaubwürdigkeit und messbarer Erfolgserwartungen stoßen. Das zeigen sowohl die langjährige Entwicklung wie auch die Erfahrungen der jüngeren Vergangenheit. Zwei wunde Punkte zeigen sich vielerorts: Ein Fokus auf Einzelthemen und eine eher oberflächliche Veränderungsbereitschaft.
New Empirical Data about D&I in European Blue Chip Corporations
For the 4th time, the bi-annual analysis of all Corporate and CSR reports of Europe’s Top 50 companies has been completed. The analysis shows how much and what type of D&I policies, practices or data large European corporations communicate. Since 2008, the results of this research series have been serving as trend indicators for D&I in Europe.