In a special episode for International Women’s Day, this week's episode focuses on InnovationRCA - the Royal College of Art's centre for enterprise, entrepreneurship, incubation and business support.
In the last five years, companies supported through InnovationRCA’s incubator programme have been valued at more than £305 million, with 52% of the 116 founders being female, and 34% of founders from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Part 1: Introducing InnovationRCA with Dr Nadia Danhash
In the first part of this two part episode, we hear from Director Dr Nadia Danhash, who has been leading the way in championing diversity amongst a cohort of start-up businesses.
Dr Danhash is interviewed by Dr Melanie Flory - Associate Director of Research at the RCA’s Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. Dr Flory is a psychologist and neuroscientist whose research enquiry is at the intersection of inclusive design, systems thinking, and cognitive neuroscience.
They discuss:
We hear from extraordinary RCA graduates who have journeyed through InnovationRCA's incubator themselves:
In a conversation led by Annetta Snider, InnovationRCA’s Entrepreneur in Residence, they discuss:
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The episode was recorded on 27 Feb 2024.
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