Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to innovation and creativity.
Reframing Gender Equality Challenges in the Workplace as Innovation Challenges
Sarah Kaplan is interviewed by the Canadian Women’s Foundation
Design Thinking and Gender Equality
Our Executive in Residence, Vanessa Iarocci talks about our new course on Designing for Equality and the work of GATE on "What She Said" with Christine Bentley & Kate Wheeler
Course on Designing for Equality
Elective course for MBAs that uses design thinking to examine the root causes of complex gender-based challenges and come up with solutions.
Gender and perceived creativity
How stereotypical masculinity is rewarded over competence
Why Is Science So Straight?
The New York Times
The innovation gap: tech’s big diversity problem
The Globe and Mail
TEDx: Gender equality as an innovation challenge
Frustrated with the lack of progress towards gender equality in the economy, proponents of diversity are building the "business case" for action. But, Professor Sarah Kaplan argues in this TEDx talk, this may do more harm than good.
‘Diversity is our strength’: Americas Competitiveness Exchange highlights U of T Engineering leadership in diversity, robotics research
U of T Engineering News features Sarah Kaplan moderating a panel on women in STEM and entrepreneurship featuring Dean Cristina Amon, Stephenie Foster, Genevieve Tanguay and Trina Alexson at the sixth Americas Competitiveness Exchange