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The 2005 Innoversity Case Studies

An up-close look at an international selection of 6 organizations: their efforts to improve market share, product, community relations and the workplace by leveraging diversity

British Diversity- The Next Generation
British media organisations such as the BBC can be proud of achieving credible results on portrayal and employment that mirror modern British society.

The BBC has achieved tangible results, as a diverse range of programming and minority talent from South Asian and African-Caribbean communities is getting integrated into the mainstream.

Today, however, the UK demographics are in a constant flux, as more people immigrate to Britain from many countries. And "The New World Order of Digital Broadcasting" means a choice of hundreds of channels!

So how does the media industry mirror its own community's 'diversity' and what role should the commercial market play in dictating audience needs?

Are the new arrivals the New Problem for the media giants in a fast moving digital market?

Paresh Solanki, the BBC's Creative Director, will present this thought-provoking case study that will have broad appeal to private and public broadcasters, arts and cultural leaders and anyone who wants to keep up with diversity in the marketplace and community.

Walking the Diversity Beat
Thunder Bay Police Services has undertaken a new diversity strategy - with the help of its citizens. This case study describes how police and citizens joined hands to reach a goal that benefits everyone - becoming "the best police force in Ontario." The initiative is a long-term collaborative effort in partnership with the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, and in conjunction with the Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), and Diversity Thunder Bay. As a truly open and participative effort, the project is viewed as a win-win that has been embraced by both the community and the police service.

Executive Officer Chris Adams of Thunder Bay Police Services and Cathy Woodbeck, Program Director, Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, present a case study relevant to any organization that seeks to connect with its community as "customers".

Hollywood and Disability: A success story
The Media Access Office in California has had remarkable success in getting talented creative professionals into prime time television and the movies. It's remarkable because disabled professionals still have a huge struggle to be cast or employed in most industries, and because MAO has persisted, despite the challenges. What lessons does this organization offer for the media industry as well as any organization who wants to advance diversity and inclusion?

This exciting, multi-media case study will be presented by Gloria M. Castañeda, Program Director/Casting Liaison of the Media Access Office and Actor Danny Murphy, star of movies, television and the stage.

The "Overnight Success"
An unknown film wins its first big prize at Innoversity last year, and is subsequently fast-tracked to an Oscar nomination, making Hubert Davis the first African-Canadian nominated for an Oscar.

What does it take to achieve such an overnight success? Well, take a great idea, a gifted young filmmaker, and two organizations with years of experience in trying to assist Canadian storytellers to express diversity - and there you have it!

Filmmaker Hubert Davis, the NFB's Silva Basmajian and the OMDC's James Weyman will present clips from "Hardwood" and an intimate portrayal of the "journey to the Oscars".

Hitting the Glass Ceiling
How did women attack the glass ceiling of the media and communications industries and what lessons from the struggle for gender diversity can be applied to accelerate greater overall diversity in the media?

Two leading women’s organizations – Canadian Women in Communications and Women in Film and Television – Toronto – reveal the challenges their members have faced and the strategies they have used to become influential organizational change agents in the media and communications industries.

From the front lines to the executive boardroom, the work of these highly respected organizations bear remarkable relevance for today’s managers, advocacy organizations and talented people anywhere who strive for inclusion and acceptance in their industry.

Presenters, Stephanie MacKendrick, president, CWC and Kate Hanley, president, WIFT-T, take us on a remarkable journey.

Banking on Diversity
Diversity, inclusion and the bottom line go together very well at the BMO Financial Group. So how does BMO ensure that it gets maximum benefit from diversity? Well, you start at the top and work your way down and across the company, ensuring accountability and results each step of the way. Even the bosses' paycheques are affected by their diversity results.

Marjorie Paddock, BMO's Director of Diversity, explains how making diversity a core value has helped drive her organization's success.

The 2005 Innoversity Case Studies are sponsored by DiversiPro Inc. and led by Dr. Alison Konrad, professor of Gender and Diversity at the Richard Ivey School of Business, Hamlin Grange, CEO of DiversiPro Inc. and Don Peuramaki, President of Fireweed Productions.

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