Develop Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Creative Industries
Learn Path Description
Understand DEI and create more representative development process have you ever noticed the lack of diversity within the creative industries? Media in the UK is predominantly driven by white, heteronormative, middle to upper-class males who live in London. That’s not a criticism of those individuals but a statement of fact. This ExpertTrack will help you and your teams working in the creative industries to understand the lack of diversity and its negative impact on the ability to create representative work. Discover strategies to increase diverse perspectives and improve representation Non-diverse work cannot hope to serve the diverse consumers of that product. Creative businesses cannot keep up with market demands without a deep understanding and implementation of representation in their work. You will learn actionable ways to foster greater diversity in your work through fostering positive group thinking, improving representation in your research, and better understanding cultural appreciation. Create bespoke solutions to mitigate or foster different forms of groupthink The creative industries are primarily dominated by young, white, middle to upper class, heterosexual males who live in London. That is a massive problem for the industry, and therefore for the people that the industry serves. You’ll start this ExpertTrack by examining the concept of groupthink, learning about its potentially negative consequences on the creative industry and how you might foster positive alternatives. Cultivate a rich variety of perspectives in both research and recruitment Representing your audience accurately is extremely important for any business, but with a lack of diversity and inclusion in recruitment, research, and development practices, this has become a difficult task for the creative industry. You’ll explore how non-diverse research and recruitment negatively affects creative processes, while also developing strategies and techniques to foster diverse research and recruitment. Learn from the experts at Livity This ExpertTrack has been created by Livity and developed by a number of experts in creative development and diversity. You’ll learn from founders and creative directors from some of the leading companies in culture and creativity.
Skills You Will Gain
Courses In This Learning Path
Total Duration
3 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Learn Type
Certifications
Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation
Find ways to bring about change in your work environment and business processes
It can seem confusing to distinguish between cultural appropriation from cultural appreciation. It is ultimately a difference between intent and transaction; cooperation vs voyeurism.
This two-week course by Livity teaches you how to recognize cultural appropriation and develop cultural appreciation in your work.
Learn the main differences between appreciation and appropriation
Organisations that don't reflect a wide range of perspectives can make it easy for cultural appropriation to be offensive and harmful.
This course will take you through an overview of appropriation from Alexander the Great's 356BC show to Victoria Secret 2012 show.
Next, we'll examine a range of personal stories about success and failure that involve appropriation and how it affects specific people and communities.
Explore the nuances of cultural appreciation
Anyone who tries to reduce culture to a few words or phrases is to be avoided. We should also be cautious about allowing one aspect of a culture that we don't fully comprehend to inspire our work.
Through case studies and examples, you'll learn about the many facets of cultural appreciation. Then, you'll explore the current work of individuals and communities to promote appreciation over appropriation and then discuss your opinion within a larger context.
Learn how to focus on appreciation and avoid appropriation
This course will help you understand how to apply your knowledge to make positive changes in your work and your processes. Based on the examples in this course, we'll also look at how organisations can make progress.
Total Duration
2 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Learn Type
Certifications
Cultivating Diversity through Research and Insights
Encourage diversity in creative research
There is currently a lack of diversity and inclusion within research and development, making it difficult for the creative industries to represent all those who might be using their products.
This two-week course by Livity will help you understand diversity, especially in creative research, as well as how to foster diversity within your work.
Learn how creative processes are affected by non-diverse research
It seems obvious to choose research that accurately represents society without bias. There are many instances of non-diverse, in all industries, research that has led to unrepresentative results. Many of these were expensive and even dangerous.
This course will show you how non-diverse research impacts the research and creative process. It uses real-world examples to illustrate the risks in both creative and medical industries.
Learn why empowerment is better than attacking biases
The second week of the course will be about understanding why empowerment in development is better than attacking biases.
Then, you'll discuss affirmative action and whether or not it can lead to real change.
Create strategies and techniques to conduct diverse research
You can make small changes to increase the diversity of your research.
This course will teach you how to create research that has diversity embedded, as well as the negative effects of microaggressions, everyday bias, and other biases. Next, you will learn how to create a diverse mindset in research and apply your knowledge.
Total Duration
5 weeks
Level
Intermediate
Learn Type
Certifications
Groupthink: Understanding the Need for a Diverse Workplace
Learn how groupthink influences diversity and inclusion
Groupthink can be defined as "the practice of thinking or taking decisions in a group," which results often in poor quality, unchallenged decision-making.
Groupthink is a problem in the creative industries, which are dominated by heterosexual, young white males of middle and upper class.
This course by Livity covers the concept of groupthink. You'll learn about the potential negative effects on creativity and what you can do to foster positive alternatives.
Discuss whether groupthink is ever positive
There is a distinction between groupthinking and group thinking. There are numerous examples of groups working together to effect positive change throughout history.
The effects of groupthink on diversity and the workplace will be discussed. Next, you will explore alternatives to groupthink and what an organization can do to promote diversity in group thinking.
Analyse current diversity situation in the workplace
If it isn't inclusive, the creative industry cannot expect to produce inclusive work. We cannot serve our customers if research, development, or creative processes aren't inclusive by design.
This course will help you understand diversity in the workplace, including socio-economic disparity and ethnic diversity. The course will then cover ways to improve the organization's structure and avoid groupthink.
Find strategies to reduce groupthink
This course will teach you how to develop solutions to reduce or foster groupthink at all levels: individual, team and management. Then, how to encourage and apply your ideas.
