Diversity and Productivity: from Education to Work (DaPEW)

Lead Research Organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
Department Name: Psychological and Behavioural Science

Abstract

Summary: The UK has lower productivity than many comparable economies. There are also large differences in education choices and career outcomes between similarly qualified individuals from different backgrounds. These differences are detrimental to productivity, as they suggest there is substantial 'lost potential' of high-quality individuals who are excluded from opportunities for reasons other than skills and talent. It also means that businesses lack diversity, especially in high status occupations, which can hold back productivity, particularly if the firm's core business involves creating products, supplying services to diverse populations, or solving complex problems, where bringing together diverse perspectives is particularly valuable.

However, while recent evidence for the United States suggests that the potential productivity gains from increasing workforce diversity across the economy are large, we know very little about how the benefits of diversity can be harnessed to increase productivity within firms. Nor do we have a clear understanding of the most effective strategies that firms can employ to increase diversity at all levels within their organisations.

Diversity and Productivity from Education to Work (DaPEW) will advance understanding of the barriers and facilitators to creating diverse workforces, and provide new evidence on the impact of diversity on business performance, and how firms can maximise the benefits of diverse teams. We will also explore the crucial role of the education system as the start of the 'leaky pipeline' in which individuals from under-represented groups may lose opportunities to gain skills and access productive career pathways, hampering firms' efforts to increase diversity. DaPEW will cover traditional measures of diversity (gender, ethnicity) but also look beyond these to consider socio-economic background, care status, health status and geography.

DaPEW is split into two strands:

Strand 1: What is the relationship between diversity, inclusion and productivity?
1.1 At what levels of seniority and across which occupations is diversity strongly linked to productivity?
1.2 To what extent is organisational inclusion necessary to reap the gains from diversity?
1.3 What are the barriers to personal productivity, as perceived by diverse professional workers in the UK?
1.4 How can we get diverse teams working better together?
1.5 How does occupational mismatch across diverse groups affect individual- and firm-level productivity?
1.6 How is individual productivity affected by diversity amoungst colleagues?

Strand 2: How can we engender greater diversity in firms and their talent pipeline?
2.1 At what stage are we losing diverse talent along the pathway to senior professional jobs? How does this vary across employer recruitment, performance management and promotion processes?
2.2 How do education pathways differ for diverse individuals and areas? When is productive potential lost?
2.3 What drives mismatch in higher education course choices for diverse students, and what can education policy do to reduce these inequalities?
2.4 Can alleviating constraints on subject choice generate greater diversity in education pathways?

Our multidisciplinary team will tackle these questions using cutting edge qualitative and quantitative methods from a number of disciplinary perspectives. An important innovation of DaPEW is that we will work hand in hand with businesses to design, test and implement the recommendations from our research, directly affecting practice and hence workplace diversity. This will allow us to have an immediate impact on improving the opportunities of under-represented groups, in addition to increasing diversity in a way that maximises the benefits to firms. The strong networks that we have with businesses and policymakers will additionally ensure that DaPEW has high impact beyond the firms with whom we will work directly.
 
Title Diversity & Productivity - new collaboration 
Description Diversity and Productivity is a new collaboration carrying out research to better understand the relationship between #diversity, #inclusion and #productivity in the UK. lists the 5 key objectives 
Type Of Art Artwork 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact 9 retweets, 13 likes, plus additional social media links circulated since September 2022 
URL https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro/status/1574356152028172288/photo/1
 
Title Diversity & Productivity - from Education to Work (Infographic) 
Description An Infographic for Twitter, DaPEW website and social media illustrating the relationship between, diversity, inclusion & productivity. 
Type Of Art Artwork 
Year Produced 2022 
Impact 49 re-tweets from https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro with additional panels posted since September 2022 to present, as per: https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro 
URL https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro/status/1567416377568264199/photo/1
 
Title Qualtrics Project 1.3 
Description This relates to assessing online group activities as per Project 1.3 Online Team Productivity Task We are interested in working with large firms who can provide a minimum of 300 diverse professionals for an online team productivity task. We'd like to understand what enables online teams to work better together, and to identify simple actions organisations can take to improve performance. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2023 
Impact This will be a landmark study, bringing hundreds of teams together online to collaborate. We aim to partner with large firms who can provide a minimum of 300 participants to participate in a large-scale online collaboration. This collaboration will be hosted by the LSE TII team and will involve employees working with others in the organisation in small teams on a group activity. 
URL https://lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3y2Ey6q6uIqSpsq
 
Description Academic Advisory Board Meeting for DaPEW (26 October 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact #1 DAPEW Academic Advisory Board Meeting (virtual)
Time: Oct 26, 2022 10:00 AM London

Academic Advisory Board Members: Dr Claire Crawford (Chair) (UCL), Dr Arun Advani (University of Warwick), Professor Sam Friedman (LSE), Professor Leslie Gutman (UCL), Professor Ewart Keep (University of Oxford), Dr Warn Lekfuangu (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Professor Shelly Lundberg (University of California), Dr Ralf Martin (Imperial College Business School), Professor Ken Mayhew (University of Oxford), Professor Shani Orgad (LSE), Dr Jessica Pan (National University of Singapore), Mr Gueorguie Vassilev (ONS)
TII representatives: Dr Grace Lordan (Director of TII), Davina Nauth (Manager of TII).

AGENDA
1. Introductions (10 minutes) (Dr Claire Crawford, Chair, and ALL)
2. Terms of reference for the Advisory Group (5 minutes) (Dr Claire Crawford) [Paper B]
3. Project Progress (20 minutes) (ALL)
4. Update on Website (5 minutes) (Dr Grace Lordan)
5. Board Announcement (5 minutes) (Dr Grace Lordan)
6. London Stock Exchange launch event (5 minutes) (Dr Grace Lordan)
7. AOB (10 minutes)

Next meeting:
# 2 DAPEW Academic Advisory Board Meeting (virtual) Mon 24 April 2023 @ 10am
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Breaking Barriers: LSE's Diversity and Productivity Project Tackles Socioeconomic Inequality 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact BNN Breaking published a media story covering the DaPEW project following the article/brochure made with Futurum careers. This article drew additional attention to the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://bnnbreaking.com/social-issues/breaking-barriers-lses-diversity-and-productivity-project-tack...
 
Description Can higher education boost intergenerational mobility? (IFS presentation 12 October 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Jack Britton presented University of Sheffield on October 12 (40 academics present)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/research/research-seminar-series
 
Description Corporate workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Half-day in-person company workshop on the topic of behavioural science applied to inclusion. Teaching/discussion based on the literature and experiment designed for project 1.4.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
 
Description DaPEW Business Advisory Board Group meeting on Thursday (12 January 2023) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Impact Advisory Board Members: Jennifer Allen (HMRC), Celine Assimon (De Beers Jewellers),
Isabel Berwick (Financial Times), Dr Claire Crawford (UCL), Charlotte Davey (Aviva), Ann Cairns
(Mastercard & 30% Club), Ruben Gnanalingam (Westports and Queens Park Rangers Football
Club), Dawid Konotey-Ahulu (1000 Black Interns and Redington), Helen Krause (Citi), Arlene
McDermott (London Stock Exchange Group), Stephen van Rooyen (Sky).
TII representatives: Dr Grace Lordan (Director), Davina Nauth (Manager) and Rosie Jones (Engagement Officer).

AGENDA
1. Introductions - Dr Grace Lordan (Chair), and ALL (10 minutes)
2. Terms of reference for the Advisory Group - Dr Grace Lordan (10 minutes) [Paper B]
3. Project Progress - Dr Grace Lordan, Dr Claire Crawford, and ALL (25 minutes)
4. London Stock Exchange launch event (16. 03.23) - Dr Grace Lordan (5 minutes)
5. AOB (10 minutes)
- Next meeting: 8 June2023 @ 10am (virtual)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Department of Economics students deliver further Discover Economics sessions at Eckington School 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact In January, our Student Champions, BSc Economics with Finance students Lucy and Moe, visited Eckington School to deliver three Discover Economics workshops to their Year 12 Business, Geography and Mathematics classes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/news/department-economics-students-deliver-further-discover-ec...
 
Description Diversity and Productivity (Twitter account) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact A twitter account was set-up in September 2022 to link to the website, share ESRC project updates from all Partners and promote the research, related topics and events and the infographic produced to generate interest and participation for the survey, experiments and research being undertaken.

Some Key messages:
Diversity and Productivity is a new collaboration carrying out research to better understand the relationship between #diversity, #inclusion and #productivity in the UK.
Diversity can unlock productivity. We aim to understand the barriers to lack of diversity at work and in education in the UK, and how to overcome them so people can work better and more productively.
Diversity outside the board matters. We need to understand what's happening to diverse talent along the pathway to senior jobs, and the impact of firms' processes for recruitment, promotion and performance management.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro
 
Description Diversity and Productivity From Education to Work (website) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Dedicated website for ESRC funded award. Diversity and Productivity from Education to Work is an innovative collaboration carrying out research to better understand the relationship between diversity, inclusion and productivity in the UK, and provide new insight into the barriers to under-represented groups reaching their full productive potential.

Provides visitors interested in the ESRC funded research details about the project; who are in the team and advisory board members; publications (once published); news + sign up to newsletter; events and how to get in touch.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.diversityandproductivity.com/
 
Description Diversity and Productivity from Education to Workforce Launch 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact On 26 April, 2023, The Inclusion Initiative (TII) celebrated the launch of a new research grant, Diversity and Productivity from Education to Workforce at The London Stock Exchange. The research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council explores the link between diversity and productivity. The Inclusion Initiative at LSE are leading the research, in collaboration with researchers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, University of Sheffield, University College London and University of Warwick. The event was hosted by Arlene McDermott, Head of Business Management Group Legal and Compliance and also co-chair of London Stock Exchange Group's LGBTQ+ network LSEG Pride. Dr Grace Lordan, Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative introduced the project, "We're interested in the link between diversity and productivity, but more than that we're interested in mobilising diversity within companies so that it actually does lead to productivity boosts".

The project consists of two key streams, the first is focused on the relationship between diversity, inclusion, and productivity. This stream explores six key questions: 1) the link between diversity and productivity at different levels of seniority and across occupations, 2) the role of organisational inclusion to reap the gains from diversity, 3) the barriers to personal productivity for diverse professionals, 4) how we get diverse teams working better together, 5) the productivity consequences of occupational mismatch across diverse groups, and 6) how individual productivity is influenced by diversity among colleagues. The second stream is focused on the pipeline of diverse talent, examining: 1) at which stage diverse talent is being lost, 2) how educational pathways differ for diverse individuals, 3) what education policy changes can be made to reduce inequalities, and 4) can pathways be opened up to students so that they might make more informed choices.

Following the introduction, Arlene moderated a panel discussion featuring leading diversity experts.
Sophia Dancygier, Leader in Finance
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Co-Founder at Redington, Mallowstreet & 10000 Interns Foundation
Katherine Gansallo, Diversity and Inclusion Director at London Stock Exchange Group
Stephen van Rooyen, Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland and Group Chief Commercial Officer
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.diversityandproductivity.com/launch
 
Description Diversity and Productivity: Barriers and facilitators in the education pipeline 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This all day mini conference in Sheffield was a deep dive into the latest developments in our diversity and productivity research. Audience members got the opportunity to engage with our researchers, participate in thought-provoking discussions, and explore opportunities for involvement.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7160624532708315137
 
Description Diversity in the Economics Profession (Dr Advani) session at Queen Mary University of London's Executive Masters Apprenticeship Programme (EMAP) 25 July 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Arun Advani taught a session at Queen Mary University of London's Executive Masters Apprenticeship Programme (EMAP) course, on "Diversity in the Economics Profession". As part of this he shared some of the early findings relating to his work on the diversity of economists throughout the academic pipeline and what is known about policies that can influence this.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Educating for Global Impact - DaPEW Poster (October 24th 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Exhibition on educating future leaders
October 24th 2022, LSE Marshall Building

This exhibition explores how innovative practices in partnership with students, policy makers, and business leaders can prepare students to become the leaders we need to face today's global challenges. It is an opportunity to enjoy our exhibition highlighting how an LSE education creates the leaders of tomorrow. The work of The Inclusion Initiative is displayed.
https://twitter.com/Div_and_Pro/status/1584937608391823360
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2022/10/202210051800/educating
 
Description Ethnic Earnings Gaps amongst University Educated Men Presentations 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A number of national and international presentations on the research. As a result plans for further activities were planned which took place and can be found below:

Workshop of Family and Labour Economics, University of York, Sept 2023; Title: "Ethnic Earnings Gaps amongst University Educated Men"
Global Centre for Higher Education Research, Sept 2023; Title: "Ethnic Earnings Gaps amongst University Educated Men"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description European Association for Social Psychology 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Dr Jasmine Virhia gave a "blitz presentation" on the DAPEW project in an Organisational Psychology session in Krakow, Poland. This presentation involved preliminary findings and in particular, discussed how much of our productivity is impacted by the people we are surrounded with!
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility Presentations 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A number of national and international presentations on the research. As a result plans for further activities were planned which took place and can be found below:
Yale University, Department of Economics Seminar Series, Sept 2023; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
University of Bristol, Department of Economics Seminar Series, Sept 2023; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
Institute for Fiscal Studies Human Capital Seminar, Oct 2023 ; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
University of Konstantz, Department of Economics Seminar Series , Oct 2023; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
University of Nuremberg, Department of Economics Seminar Series, Oct 2023; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
DaPew steering group, Nov 2023; Title: "Higher Education Sorting and Social Mobility"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description How does economics compare to other social sciences in its study of issues related to race and ethnicity? (Warwick) 25 October 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Our hugely successful public engagement lecture series 'What Economists Really Do' returns in Michaelmas Term 2022. The new series will aim to widen public engagement with economics, communicate department research, challenge perceptions, and complement our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy.
How does economics compare to other social sciences in its study of issues related to race and ethnicity? Join us for the first 'What Economists Really Do' talk of the academic year with Arun Advani. Arun is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and co-chair of the Discover Economics campaign, which aims to increase the diversity of people who study and work in economics.
Arun will describe his research on this topic in which he studied the themes of over 500,000 academic publications in economics, political science, and sociology since the 1960s.
Seminar given by Professor Arun Advani (University of Warwick) 25 October 2022
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZljbzKp5FM
 
Description How to Future Proof Your Career (June 13 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact LSE Festival Event on June 13 2022

The world of work is being shaped by the Great Resignation, technology changes and varying policies around hybrid working. But what does this all mean for skills? What skill-set should you hone to be a future leader? What skills should you acquire to be in demand on the labour market? Do we all need to be tech savvy? And what are the skills that will allow a person be in demand in the labour market a decade from now.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16TCTOixE8
 
Description Investment in younger people is fundamental to productivity growth (UCL, 24 September 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Prof Lindsey Macmillan has been collaborating with the UCL Policy Lab as we think about building coalitions to tackle inequality. We spoke to Prof Macmillan about the importance of schools in levelling up, the impact of the pandemic on learning and the central role of education in increasing the UK's growth and productivity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/news/2022/sep/investment-younger-people-fundamental-productivity-gr...
 
Description LSE's EDI Welcome week 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Dr Jasmine Virhia introduced the work and discussed how academic research can centre around EDI. This presentation was given to UG and PG Management students and centred around the multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach of DaPEW.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Matching models in higher education (IFS presentation 2 February 2023) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Jack Britton (IFS) was invited to present to 60 civil servants at the Dept. for Education
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Measuring the 'S' in ESG (June 6 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Public Lecture Program Event on June 6 2022

As investor interest in ESG (environmental, social, governance) grows, we considered what components of "S" should be prioritised and measured, delving into how the sector could evolve as "S" measurement becomes more sophisticated.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.facebook.com/lseps/videos/1707533542920270/
 
Description Pathways Analysis Meetings with Department of Education Officials - May 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Meeting to discuss pathways analysis with Department for Education (DfE) officials, specifically analysts working on special educational needs.
Meeting to discuss pathways analysis with DfE officials, specifically analysts working on children's social care.
Meeting to discuss pathways analysis with DfE officials, specifically, analysts working on exclusions.
Meetings to discuss pathways analysis with DfE officials, specifically, analysts working on attendance and absence.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Policy Festival for Policy Profession Unit 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presented the DaPEW project at the Policy Festival for the Policy Profession Unit (part of the Civil Service and Cabinet office), which prompted subsequent questions and discussions, leading to heightened interest among the audience in the link between diversity and productivity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7112101993065652226/
 
Description Roundtable on Inclusive Workplaces: Unleashing the Potential of Neurodiverse Talent 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr. Jasmine Virhia showcased her DAPEW projects at the Neurodiversity in Business and BusinessLdn roundtable sessions. Due to the interest from participants, an additional session was scheduled to further delve into the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Royal Economic Society Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact This article outlined the aims of the project and some preliminary findings. Through this platform, information about the project was disseminated to a larger audience.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://res.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Newsletter-203-October-2023-Digital-edition.pdf
 
Description School workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact A student from Cardiff visited their old school to deliver the workshop relating to the DAPEW workshop in which the students were very engaged and enthusiastic about economics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emmanuel-aguku_had-a-great-time-speaking-with-the-students-activity-7...
 
Description School workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact The Discover Economics team partnered with the University of Reading to deliver a clear and engaging workshop to Year 12 Maths students at UTC Reading.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://www.linkedin.com/posts/utc-reading_economics-postsixthform-stemeducation-activity-7161062388...
 
Description Speed Research Sessions for public policy 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Dr. Jasmine Virhia was invited to participate in a 'speed research' session at Parliament, where she had the opportunity to engage directly with MPs and policymakers to discuss the project. Following this event, plans are underway to replicate a similar activity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description TII Roundtable - Leveraging behavioural science to create inclusive organisations (5 December 2022) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact The topic of this roundtable 'leveraging behavioural science to create inclusive organisations' will focus on benefits of using behavioural science in organisations to create an inclusive work environment.
This event will include a multi-disciplinary panel who, through a facilitated conversation, will discuss their different opinions on inclusion in the workplace.
(Under Chatham House Rules)
Chair: Dr Christine Chow, followed by Cecily Josten
Panel: Dr Dario Krpan, Dr Jasmine Virhia, Daniel Jolles and Teresa Almeida
Questions Explored:
How can behavioural science be used to build more inclusive workplaces?
How are advances in technology shaping the role of behavioural science to improve inclusion?
Many studies of diversity, inclusion and performance at work are primarily correlational. Can behavioural science be used to predict or improve organizations' inclusion?
How does behavioural science help us understand diverse populations at work?
When developing interventions to improve inclusion, hiring processes are a key focus in both research and practice. How should we be hiring for inclusion?
We often talk about how inclusion affects individuals, enabling them to feel valued and speak up. But what happens when we put people together in a team?
What lessons can we take from behavioural science to understand the link between inclusion and team performance?

Questions raised in chat:
What do you think the role of regulators in the financial and professional services sectors is to realise this vision for the future of work?
You talked about the importance of outcome-driven measurement - not measuring time or money spent for instance but what the impact is. Do you have any advice for outcome-driven measurement when you are seeking to creature cultural change or a sense of belonging, where the impacts may be challenging to quantify?

What strategies have you seen be successful to increase trust so individuals share info when they first start with an org? especially in the area of neurodiversity.
How do you mitigate the risks of micro agressions being justified as humour? e.g. banter that can be harmful

Was the intervention of bringing humour to the work place tested?


Sent links to attendees:
Neurodiversity: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2022/05/26/change-your-application-interview-and-onboarding-processes-to-attract-neurodiverse-talent/
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2022/01/21/when-speaking-of-disability-let-people-define-themselves/
The blog Cecily mentioned on humour: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/04/28/not-a-joke-leveraging-humour-at-work-increases-performance-individual-happiness-and-psychological-safety/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presented pathways analysis at the Tenth Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) in Aix en Provence. During the event, participants had the opportunity to explore linked administrative data research and engage in discussions about common goals, requirements, and possibilities for maximizing data utilization. Oliver Anderson delved into the research which focused on economic inequality and poverty, encompassing a broad spectrum of topics, from income distribution to wealth inequality. Oliver shared valuable insights into the causes and consequences of inequality, providing potential solutions to address these challenges.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.lse.ac.uk/social-policy/events/conference/ninth-meeting-of-the-society-for-the-study-of-...
 
Description The Productivity Puzzle: can diversity and inclusion unlock the key to growth? (7 March 2023) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Public Lecture Program Event on 7 March 2023
Weak productivity in Britain is an acute problem. Explanations have included insufficient necessary skills, an overinvestment in unnecessary skills at the university level, capital shallowing and too little creative destruction. In this webinar we explore a different explanation.

We ask whether a failure to recruit and operationalise diverse talent is an underlying root cause of slow growth. Join Grace Lordan where she discussed with a panel of experts the theory and evidence behind the diversity and productivity link.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q03AWEFGBY&t=2509s
 
Description What Works Centres Roadshow: Administrative Data Research UK Flagship Data 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Presented 'pathways' analysis to individuals working for evidence quarter, what works centres and other organisations (by invite and registration). Event supported by ADR UK. During the session, participants had the opportunity to explore linked administrative data research and discuss common goals, requirements, and possibilities for maximizing data utilization. Oliver Anderson presented a compelling case study, focusing on the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) linked dataset, which showcased the potential of such research endeavours.

https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/DTP_PhDs/ADR_UK_Flagship_Datasets_Brochure.pdf
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-works-centres-roadshow-administrative-data-research-uk-flagship-da...
 
Description What can we do about the diversity problem in economics? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact A blog explaining more about Discover Economics and the project from Kent University. This blog which has an audience of over 65 million annual users allowed for spreading more information about the project to a wider audience.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-can-we-do-about-diversity-problem-economics
 
Description Why is diversity important for productivity? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact This article was produced by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEM), and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). All materials produced to be uploaded to www.TES.com which has an estimated 25 Mill users/subscribers. As a result of this piece a media article was written on our diversity and productivity work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2024
URL https://futurumcareers.com/why-is-diversity-important-for-productivity
 
Description Workshop on Labour and Family Economics (WOLFE) University of York 6th-7th September 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The WOLFE workshop. The 7th Workshop on Labour and Family Economics (WOLFE) was held at the University of York September 6th-7th, 2022. It advertised and displayed the DaPEW project logo. It was organised with support from the University of York and the ESRC. Keynote speakers: Helena Skyt Nielsen and Kjell G. Salvanes
Scientific committee: Professor Cheti Nicoletti, Professor Emma Tominey, Dr. Jack Britton, Dr Khushboo Surana, Dr Simon Weber.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://wolfe-workshop.org/