Approaches to diverse innovation

In this video you will hear Adiba and Nathan discussing examples of companies that are promoting diverse innovation.

Adiba advises that the burden of responsibility to advance equality in organisations should not only lie with staff from diverse backgrounds and that it can be helpful to bring in specialists or consultants to tackle organisational issues.

Nathan talks about an independent disability advisory group that allowed Transport for London to understand the needs of and better design for people with disabilities. He advises that smaller organisations could consider working with academic partners or running a hackathon or sharing a problem with broader groups.

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