Diversity and inclusion in business innovation
On 23rd January, Maria Wishart, ERC Research Fellow, attended a workshop in London run by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, and the Innovation Caucus, a group of leading academics engaged in innovation research. The purpose of the workshop was to initiate a research project focusing on diversity and inclusion in business innovation. The event brought together a range of stakeholders, from academia, research organisations, businesses, charities and government, to share evidence and to scope the survey phase of the project, which will begin shortly. The research will build a strong evidence base and rationale for Innovate UK’s future diversity and inclusion work. In particular, it will identify the challenges and opportunities for increasing the participation of people with disabilities and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in business innovation.
Watch this space for updates on this exciting work!
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