36. Big ‘take a deep
breath’ moments
Little moments that
take your breath away
37. brave
/breɪv/
adjective
adjective: brave; comparative adjective: braver; superlative adjective:
bravest
1. ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage."she was
very brave about the whole thing"
verb
verb: brave; 3rd person present: braves; past tense: braved; past
participle: braved; gerund or present participle: braving
1. endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing
fear."he pulled on his coat ready to brave the elements"
45. A presentation from Tim Lindsay
CEO of D&AD
to
Creative Equals
30 March 2017
46. Doing the right thing
• In 2013, of the 49,920 students studying creative arts and design in the UK, 61.7%,
were women, however only 12% of creative directors in the workplace are women (It’s
Nice That, Campaignlive).
• Increasing the level of female employment could help raise GDP by 5% in the US,
11% in Italy, and 27% in India. And that’s before you start to quantify the positive
social impacts that would also arise. (PWC 2015)
• In the UK, A 3-year degree now costs around £27,000 in tuition alone. Over 78% of
employees in the creative industry are educated to degree level, resulting in 91.9% of
jobs being filled by the more advantaged groups (Creative Industry Federation).
• The creative media workforce is twice as likely to have attended a fee paying school.
(Creative Skillset [UK] Workforce Survey 2015)
48. Good for Business
• Companies in the top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely to
have financial returns above their national industry medians
• Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to
have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.
• Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 percent more likely to have
financial returns above their respective national industry medians
• In the United Kingdom, greater gender diversity on the senior-executive team
corresponded to the highest performance uplift in our data set: for every 10 percent
increase in gender diversity, EBIT rose by 3.5 percent. (Mckinsey 2015)
• 85% of the CEOs we surveyed whose companies have a formal diversity and
inclusiveness strategy said it’s improved their bottom line (PWC 2015)
• 86% of female and 74% of male millennials consider employers’ policies on diversity,
equality and inclusion when deciding which company to work for (PWC 2015)
• 91% of female consumers feel advertisers don’t understand them. Seven in 10 women go
further to say they feel “alienated” by advertising.
49. D&AD position:
• D&AD want to banish the ‘one chance culture’, the ‘who you know’ and the education
expectation. We’re challenging these narrow route-ways and broadening access and
opportunity for much needed creative misfits.
• D&AD believe that to break in to the creative industry, the only decider of success should
be talent and drive.
• “We need to get to kids who have no idea what we do. We need to open the doors wide and
let them in. There are many undiscovered voices out there - voices that, against all odds,
can rise up and enrich this culture and perhaps change the very nature of the marketplace
for the better.” (Dan Wieden)
55. Gender
She Says
TokenMan
He For She
WACL
Girlhood
Creative Equals
See it be it
Agencies
The Kennedy's (W+K)
Digify (Livity)
FortySix (Dentsu)
The Pipe (Ogilvy)
Who’s doing what when it comes to gender and diversity
initiatives?
Wider diversity programmes
Commercial break
New Blood Shift
Digital Futures
A New Direction
One I.D.
Creative Pioneers
64. “Modern marketing is like riding a
wave, but no two waves are the
same. To make great work you
need to learn to surf.”
65. We believe:
Brands need creativity beyond advertising
There is a better way to create a culture
Traditional agency models don’t get to the best work
We don't want to make shit to add to the world of shit
We care about the work, the money would follow
83. Creative isn’t just adding the
sugar to the tea.
But business isn’t just an
annoying bit on the side either
Business vs Creativity
84. Are you in for the quick fame of
an
X-Factor finalist?
What about awards?
Or the brilliance of Bowie?
Do clients come first?
Fame vs Brilliance
85. Do you leave your mark all
over the work?
Or allow your team to express
themselves fully?
Imprint vs Growing Talent
86. Do you lead with a vision of
what the agency and creative
could be?
Or are you honest, and realistic
about where the agency and
work is now?
Visionary vs Grounded
87. Are you full of energy and
drive, always three steps
ahead?
Or do you stop and take time to
learn from your mistakes?
Dynamic vs Reflective
88. Do you spend your time
building the agency profile
within the industry and culture?
Or do you focus on the work,
and let it speak for itself?
Out vs In