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Insights in Color partnered with Public Service, a platform and creative studio dedicated to advancing equity in imagemaking and Ahzul, a full-service, research- based consulting firm to emphasize the importance of ensuring that diversity is present at every point in the research to production pipeline. We are on a mission to ensure diversity exists at every touchpoint Click Here to learn more about building a career in Market Research and Insights. WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, THE RESEARCH TO PRODUCTION PIPELINE IS BROKEN. Insights in Color partnered with Public Service, a platform and creative studio dedicated to advancing equity in imagemaking and Ahzul , a full-service, research- based consulting firm to emphasize the importance of ensuring that diversity is present at every point in the research to production pipeline. “When the production and talent teams are only moderately diverse, the final output is less successful in reflecting the nuanced and varied perspectives of BIPOC consumers. Unequal power dynamics in the production process and on set can impact how and if BIPOC creatives speak up when problematic issues arise. This can result in stereotyped or tokenized outputs, the misuse of cultural artifacts, and/or misrepresentation or underrepresentation of diverse groups on screen.” — ANU LINGALA- PUBLIC SERVICE When teams are truly diverse, and made up of more than one BIPOC team member, then the outputs for each of those touchpoints have a greater chance of reflecting the true world of consumers by recognizing their nuances, and speaking to their unique, sometimes overlooked experiences and truths. THE RESULT IS A MORE VIBRANT, REPRESENTATIVE FINAL OUTPUT. It is always necessary to step back and examine who is in the room, who is at the table, and who is allowed to speak at the table. Understanding the impact of power dynamics within each touchpoint is crucial in determining how diversity will or will not show up in deliverables and outputs. TRULY EQUITABLE DIVERSITY ENABLES BIPOC TEAM MEMBERS THE ABILITY TO SHIFT OR IMPACT DECISIONS, INPUTS OR FINAL OUTPUTS AT ANY POINT. Ensuring diversity and inclusion in the research and insights field is a necessary step, but is not as impactful when the teams the insights are passed to remain moderately diverse, steeped in unequal power dynamics or, not diverse at all. FIXING ONE SPOKE ON A BROKEN WHEEL CAN PROVIDE LITTLE TO NO CHANGE WHEN THE REST REMAIN UNATTENDED, UNCHANGED, AND UNDIVERSE.

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2bec717c-6e7e-49b8-a302-00a79e12c271 Inclusivity in Research Monday, February 15, 2021 An introduction to the importance of multicultural perspectives in conducting, synthesizing, and participating in research. Learn More At the end of 2020, IIC Board member, Rian Chandler-Dovis hosted a speaker series for students seeking to know more about research and insights. Speakers for the event included other IIC Board Members Ambika McGee, Hina Hussain, and Deadra Rahaman. The goals of the session were: To offer students support and guidance as they conduct research for their capstone projects. To ensure the next generation of market research and insights professionals understands and values the importance of multicultural perspectives. To introduce students, many of whom are BIPOC, to a group of powerful BIPOC (and female!) role models. See more below: Back to Full Menu

A subscription service for clients seeking access to BIPOC Market Researchers for freelance projects.  A subscription service for clients seeking access to Market Researchers for freelance projects. Subscribe Introductory Special - 30% off UNLIMITED ACCESS A subscription package grants you unlimited access to our dynamic database of freelance market researchers for as long as your subscription lasts. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO This services allows you to fully scan their backgrounds and skillsets in order to gain a better understanding of their capabilities before contacting them. PICK YOUR RESEARCHER Once you've contacted them through the platform, you are free to connect with them on your own time outside the platform. Subscribe IIC Connect Subscription Plan Best Value IIC Connect- Monthly Membership $ 350 350$ Every month Access to Freelancer Profiles Select 30% off with Code IntroSpecial_IIC23 Discount applies to first 2 billing periods IIC Connect- Quarterly Membership $ 850 850$ Every 3 months Access to Freelancer Profiles Select 30% off with Code IntroSpecial_IIC23 Discount applies to first 2 billing periods

0b4b36f4-e1f2-4d29-8f60-fbd7271ebc54 IIC Presents: Insights Inside- An Intimate Conversation Thursday, February 18, 2021 Elevating Black Voices with Moderator Dee de Lara and IIC Founder, Whitney Dunlap-Fowler Learn More Join us in the first of our IIC member series where we learn and hear about the stories and journeys of IIC’s Board and Advisory Council Members. Back to Full Menu

e957e85c-6df8-4d39-a7ef-ae978c74ef09 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

3f6d810f-60ed-4ac4-907f-d379f0cd697f Conducting Multicultural Research Monday, July 26, 2021 IIC’s Kalil Vicioso talks with Voxpop me Jenn Vogel on the importance of conducting multicultural research Learn More Read more about conducting what multicultural research is, how to conduct it and factors to consider. Back to Full Menu

23afc47f-661a-4682-af50-b2bb9dddea80 Qual360 North America 2022 Tuesday, March 8, 2022 EMPOWERING INSIGHTS THROUGH EMOTIONS Learn More Qual360 North America 2022 will be back in Washington D.C. on March 8 & 9 2022! Join us for live discussions, cutting-edge case studies, round tables and interactive networking sessions. Join the most dedicated community of qualitative market researchers and connect with client-side researchers, innovative agencies , independent moderators and disruptive technology providers. The unique Qual360 concept allows for a diverse range of participants and topics at each conference, offering local trends as well as a global perspective. For more information on how you can join the event, click here . Back to Full Menu

b20252ca-403a-43d3-9adb-43090ae492b5 Redefining Identity Tuesday, July 27, 2021 New Rules for Sampling in Market Research Learn More In this podcast, IIC’s Whitney Dunlap-Fowler , Talia Lipkind , Team Lead, Trust & Safety Ops and John “Tre” Rials , Associate Director of Partner Programs at Lucid , discuss a new collaboration focused on defining new parameters and standards around identity when conducting market research today and in the future. Back to Full Menu

398eca46-d222-4637-af0f-a5ac27dc6ab2 What's the Story Behind That Thursday, October 14, 2021 An IIC Educational Series Learn More A new IIC series dedicated to connecting with students and young professionals to show them a different side of the research and insights industry, in Partnership with Microsoft. WHAT IS IT? A series dedicated to highlighting the stories behind some of your favorite commercials, brands, products and innovations with the goal of showing you how you can be a part of a growing, dynamic industry. WHAT BRANDS/ AGENCIES ARE PRESENTING IN THIS SESSION? We are proud to announce that our next session will be with the research & creative teams at Microsoft. See some of the ads we will be discussing below! WHO’S IT FOR: BIPOC students and young professionals who may not be aware of the MRX field or how important their voices and perspectives are in the field of research, strategy and insights. HOW LONG IS IT? 1 hour Sign up: https://www.insightsincolor.com/what-s-the-story-behind-that SPEAKERS RENUKA IYER Renuka Iyer is a Director of Market Research in Microsoft’s Research + Insights team. During her tenure at Microsoft, Renuka has held several positions within the team and has proven experience in both consumer and commercial business areas. Her superpower lies in building strong relationships and bringing diverse data and people together to drive one coherent customer insight and story. She has drawn on these superpowers consistently to build complex programs from (sometimes an ambiguous) idea. As a leader, she is hands on, authentic and passionate about promoting a diverse and inclusive work culture. Prior to Microsoft, Renuka worked at Unilever, India. Renuka lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. She is a mom to two teenagers with wide interests ranging from food, travel, reading, running, hiking, Zumba and deeply involved and interested in causes that benefit education, especially for under privileged children. STACEY TERRIEN Stacey Terrien is the Director of Global Advertising at Microsoft. During her tenure at Microsoft, Stacey has served as a Product Marketer in mobile devices where she was granted a patent for innovative production techniques, and has also overseen global advertising creative development across multiple award winning campaigns for Windows, Microsoft Teams, Edge, Bing, the Microsoft Holiday campaigns and the Superbowl spot “We All Win” which won five Cannes Lions, including the prestigious Titanium Award. Most recently Microsoft was awarded Cannes Lions most prestigious award – Creative Advertiser of the Year 2021. Stacey is known for her keen creative sensibilities, passion for storytelling and leading and inspiring diverse teams to greatness. Prior to Microsoft, Stacey worked at Mastercard on the highly decorated “Priceless” campaign, Verizon Wireless in music and lifestyle marketing, AT&T, the NBA, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks where she helped to launch the WNBA. A Southern California native, Stacey received her undergrad at UCLA and MBA at USC’s Marshall School of Business. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington with her partner and pup. Moderated by Whitney Dunlap-Fowler & Kalil Vicioso Back to Full Menu

4d35feaa-d3ae-40b0-80f8-c7c22e7eb230 IIC Releases its Data is Beautiful Website Monday, January 3, 2022 An initiative aimed at reframing insights stories in ways that are appealing to younger generations of research & insights professionals. Learn More Now companies and agencies wishing to contribute to building a pipeline of diverse talent can do so with the help of Insights in Color. Simply select an insights story that you think students and young professionals may find interesting and fill out a template with key points from your research. To learn more about getting your story published, visit the Data is Beautiful Submission page. Back to Full Menu

Diversity Sense Check In an effort to accelerate the change we want to see and disrupt outdated market research practices, the insights in color team has developed a research methods sense -check tool for marketers and researchers who might be lacking the necessary diversity on their teams to ensure their projects are always constructed with the new, diverse & highly nuanced mainstream audience in mind. The IIC Diversity Sense Check Tool is meant to be a first step of many. This tool was created to help push research and insights experts to ask the very real and necessary questions that aren’t always top of mind during the ideation and planning processes. This sense-check exercise is meant to be used for any and all research projects that involve consumers - not just those focusing on multicultural audiences & insights. Take the Survey 1 2 3 1 1/3 DSC Survey Link Diversity Sense Check Survey We hope to begin the process of empowering marketers, researchers and insights professionals with the ability to interrogate the make up of their internal teams and client teams as well as their research approaches, methodologies, tools, and sample plans in order to more clearly identify what is unknown and what has not yet been considered in the context of data and consumer insights. Once sense-check measures like the IIC Diversity Tool become automatically ingrained into our way of working, brands and agencies will be able to better address the types of internal resources, and shifts to hiring approaches they’ll need to implement and consider to ensure truly representative consumer insights and stories.