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You Don’t Know What you Don’t Know: An Unfiltered Conversation Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Presented by the Insights Association Greater New York Chapter and featuring IIC’s Founder, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler Learn More Back to Full Menu

IIC believes that all data is beautiful. Because of this, we are dedicated to sharing impactful research stories in ways that are meaningful and engaging. This platform was built to move research out of white papers and to the eyes of the next generation of BIPOC researchers. By doing so we hope to aid in growing the pipeline of multicultural research & insights talent. Data is Beautiful Story Submission Purpose 1. Changing the way data and insights are socialized in the industry by reimagining insight outputs about BIPOC groups. 2. Appealing to younger generations of researchers in order to highlight the importance & impact of BIPOC groups being the architects of their own stories. 3. Shining a light on brands, agencies and insights suppliers doing the work to tell immersive, impactful multicultural insights stories View Site Process 1. DOWNLOAD the submission template, fill it out & save it 2. SUBMIT the information in the Data is Beautiful Form; attach the template from step 1. 3. PAY the submission FEE ($1500)* 4. FINALIZE & work with IIC to clarify any last minute touches & see your insights story on site in 10-15 business days! *due to the highly interactive nature of the data is beautiful platform, IIC must pay web design specialists to create each and every story in unique ways. We take a lot of time to liaise with each specialist throughout the story development process along with members of your team. The fee accounts for the labor of the web design specialists and the IIC team. More Details

The Better Why Conference: Timing is Everything Thursday, September 24, 2020 Presented by CSpace, featuring IIC’s founder, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler Learn More The timeline on critical business decisions continues to accelerate. Decisions need to be made in hours not weeks, and if you have no input to give, decisions get made with the customer (and without the insights function). Join this discussion where we dig into how insights leaders are effectively positioning themselves as strategic partners to the business and ensuring the customer is a part of the most critical decisions. Key themes include: • How to qualify the need and the speed • How to embed into the business, drive speed and build relationships • How to accelerate response times through planning frameworks that provide direction and flex • How to land the brief and push for more answers from the business Back to Full Menu

Where are all the Men? Wednesday, November 3, 2021 A conversation with men in the MRX space about the importance of BIPOC men in the research and insights space, sponsored by Suzy. Learn More Insights Inside Session #2 WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN? November 3, 2020 WHAT IS IT? A conversation with men in the MRX space about the importance of BIPOC men in the research and insights space. WHO’S IT FOR: Everyone! HOW LONG IS IT? 1 hour WHO WILL BE SPEAKING? Click the link to see! Back to Full Menu

Insights Festival 2020- State of our World Sunday, September 13, 2020 Presented by ESOMAR, Featuring IIC’s Founder, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler Learn More Back to Full Menu

What's the Story Behind That? Wednesday, April 21, 2021 An IIC Educational Series Learn More Join IIC for a new educational series geared towards BIPOC students and young professionals to uncover the power of research and the role diverse voices can play in making brands more reflective of the realities we wish to see. Back to Full Menu

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More Opportunities for Diversity Exist You are off to a solid start, but there are a few more opportunities that you could be tapping into to ensure your research and outputs are as inclusive as they need to be. You have put effort into making your research inclusive however, more work may need to be done to ensure that you’ve also accounted for any of your own cultural biases and assumptions. NEW! Download IIC’s Standards for Inclusive Research! UNIVERSAL TRUTHS CHECK YOUR BIASES & ASSUMPTIONS AT THE DOOR There will always be things that you won't know, or won’t know to ask yourself. Ensuring that your team is diverse will ultimately help to solve for these blind spots. Never assume that respondents will voluntarily (or honestly) reveal all of the tensions that exist within the intersectional parts of their identities. Always ensure the right probes and researcher dynamics are in place to promote information sharing in a way that fits the diverse needs of your respondents. Never assume that a person of color is as affected, or as impacted by racial trauma as other BIPOC consumers (this includes the BIPOC researchers on your team/client team). Race and identity are complex. The dynamics of American racial tensions are not the dynamics as BIPOCs in other countries. The experiences of minorities and minority immigrants should never be generalized or categorized as the same. CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT Given the diversity of the new mainstream, no research can be done without integrating cultural context into the process. Without this, your outputs will struggle to maintain relevancy and will miss opportunities for richer, more nuanced storytelling. Always ask yourself, "why is this the case?" and find the historical data, context or BIPOC subject matter expert to back up and support your insights. TELL THE STORY CORRECTLY Always interrogate your story tellers. Research is often commissioned based on vendor-client relationships, and not on capability. If your research supplier or research team is not diverse enough to support or guide your projects, seek outside BIPOC resources, teams and/or experts to play lead roles in your work - from commission to completion. Interrogate your storytelling methods. Utilizing old frameworks and outputs to tell complex, multilayered consumer stories will often fall flat with audiences who may not be able to see the bigger picture. Along with utilizing more BIPOC researchers, creative & dynamic storytelling techniques are encouraged. THINGS TO CONSIDER Make sure to reexamine your screeners, surveys and overall methodological approach to ensure your project is setup to capture the full breadth of diverse responses from your consumers. Ensure & insist that diversity is included in all touchpoints of your projects as much as possible, including the teams who will receive your outputs. Ensure that diverse voices & perspectives are present to tell the story of the consumers in your research, especially if your work has a multicultural focus. Researching the new mainstream can be expensive, and when budgets get cut, so do opportunities for unique consumer stories & outputs. Make sure to push for, and insist on budgets that can guarantee the necessary over recruitment and readable base sizes to yield relevant solutions and truly accurate recommendations. If your project is not focused on multicultural consumers, continue to interrogate your findings to see if there are any nuanced stories that may stand out on their own based on consumers' identity (race, ethnicity, cultural background, life experiences, disability, acculturation, sexual or gender identity), a part from the mainstream findings and then investigate those stories. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RELEVANCE IN MARKETING NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER NON-INCLUSIVE AD TESTING: REAL CULPRIT BEHIND TONE-DEAF ADS DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE SUPPORTING A CAUSE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FROM TOUCH OF WHIT CREATIVE INTERESTED IN A RESEARCH CONSULTATION? EXPLORE IIC FORWARD Up

An New IIC Partnership Announcement Monday, November 2, 2020 Partnering with Eyes4Research to provide college students free access to research tools Learn More Chicago, IL : Insight In Color (IIC) announced a new partnership with Eyes4Research. This partnership will provide IIC members access to an enterprise suite of research technology products, including survey, reporting, analytics and other research solutions offered by Eyes4Research at a discounted price. “We’re hoping this will make a difference with BIPOC insights professionals by giving them access to enterprise level solutions to make them more competitive in the space,” says Rudly Raphael, CEO of Eyes4Research. “This partnership supports IIC’s dedication to “Bridging the Gap of Awareness”, a key IIC pillar created to ensure that future generations of BIPOC insights and research professionals are not only increasingly aware of our industry, but also have access to the necessary tools to become astute practitioners in the field,” says Whitney Dunlap Fowler, Founder of IIC .” Starting today, IIC members and research practitioners will be able to: Access the research tools and services provided by Eyes4Research at 50% off. College students will be able to access the research tools and services for free. Additional perks for members will be offered in future events and initiatives between IIC and Eyes4Research. About Eyes4research : A research software and data collection firm with access to over 20 million B2C and B2B audiences, Eyes4research combines years of professional experience in the art of insight and technology to provide its clients end to end research solutions. To learn more about Eyes4Research, visit www.eyes4research.com . FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THESE PERKS AND BENEFITS EMAIL THE IIC OPPORTUNITIES TEAM . Back to Full Menu

IIC at Samplecon Monday, May 16, 2022 This year, IIC’s first ever interactive lounge will debut at Samplecon, where we hope to have an opportunity to meet more members of IIC’s community and generate awareness on the diversity needs of our industry. Learn More SampleCon’s cornerstone live event will be held May 16-18, 2022 returning this year to The Langham in Pasadena, California. IIC is currently looking for sponsors for the Interactive Lounge session we will be hosting there. The lounge will be complete with a recharge station, games and fun activities to ensure diversity remains top of mind. Interested in being a sponsor? Download our sponsorship guide for more information. SampleCon provides the opportunity for global leaders across our industry to have transparent exchanges of information and ideas that facilitate the evolution of access to consumer data and engagement. Samplecon's annual live event is where we connect to shape the future of insights through debate, discussion, talent development and networking. Visit samplecon.com for all the details! https://docsend.com/view/7xgvn3wnzjnqspuf Back to Full Menu

Zappi Virtual Insights Summit Thursday, April 22, 2021 A Conversation with Insights in Color and Colour of Research on Diversity in Research Learn More Join us on April 22nd at 12:50pm in an engaging conversation on inclusivity in research with IIC Board member Kalil Vicioso , and Melissa G. , Colour Of Research (CORe) Co-Founder and Director. For every registration Zappi will be donating $2 to IIC and CORe so make sure to Make your registration count (and double your impact by spreading the word!!! ) PANELISTS: KALIL VICIOSO | BOARD MEMBER, INSIGHTS IN COLOR MELISSA G. | CO-FOUNDER COLOUR OF RESEARCH Back to Full Menu

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