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(Super)Diversity and Inclusiveness in Innovation – Indicators and Insights
February 27, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+0
The Telfer School of Management (uOttawa) and Fraunhofer ISI Institute (Germany) are hosting a joint workshop on February 27, 2024: “(Super) Diversity and Inclusiveness in Innovation – Indicators and Insights”. Researchers from North America and Europe will discuss existing, emerging and potential future approaches to the study of diversity, inclusiveness and industrial innovation, with a focus on issues of measurement. The participation of graduate students from Telfer’s research-based graduate programs and Canadian policymakers will add breadth and depth to discussions and ensure the event leads to future action.
Both academic and policy-oriented discussions of innovation have expanded in recent years to include considerations beyond simple economic output (GDP growth, profits, etc.). Developing and releasing the potential of innovations to improve the lived experiences of all, is central to this needed transition to a more inclusive approach to innovation. For individuals and groups who have been historically marginalized economically and/or socially, the benefits could be transformative. But such a radical shift in the way that innovation systems are observed, measured and managed requires the development of new research tools, the adoption of new methodologies and application of different analyses. This workshop will assess, where we are, where we are going and what will be required of researchers and policy-makers to realize this new vision for innovation in the twenty-first century.
The event will take place on the 12th floor (12102) of the Desmarais Building (55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5) on the uOttawa campus and virtually by Zoom. 
Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscemoqTwqHNe1gGy67_nb0z1EddCzuZoX
Event Schedule:
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8.45am |
Arrival – coffee |
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9am |
Welcome |
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9.15am |
Session 1 – Existing approaches to Gendered Innovation Presentations (10-15 mins each, and then moderated discussion):
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10.30am |
Break and networking |
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11am |
Session 2 – Superdiversity and Emerging approaches to measurement Presentations (10-15 mins each, and then moderated discussion):
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12pm |
Lunch – Jakob Edler, Fraunhofer (video) Lunch conversations in person, and in breakout groups online |
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1.30pm |
Session 3 – Analyses beyond traditional economic indicators Presentations (10-15 mins each, and then moderated discussion):
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2.30pm |
Break and networking |
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3pm |
Session 4 – Instituting a structure for broader projects; systems transition
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4pm |
Housekeeping and wrap up |
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4.30pm |
End of day |