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Kan Numata posted an update in the group
The Wall 4 years, 4 months agoBack in December, Bonny Colart* held the awarding ceremony in Tokyo for the award winners of the 4th annual LIQUITEX THE CHALLENGE, our art competition for art students at local universities, colleges and high schools.
We had more than 412 entries from 103 schools in the application period this time (5% increase on entries and 14% increase on schools compared to the prior year, respectively), and the 48 entries made it to be adorned on the ceremony venue where 4 jury awards and 3 school awards were selected and presented by the jury consists of renowned local artists/designer, illustrator and our managing director.
More than 20 students turned out to the ceremony from all over Japan despite the pandemic (of course the safety measures were in place, but luckily it was before the spread of the Omicron variant locally). The event was also broadcasted live via Youtube Live privately to the students/schools that were unable to participate.
LIQUITEX THE CHALLENGE website (Japanese only)
https://lq-cha.jp/*Joint venture between Bonny Corporation and Colart in Japan
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Jasper Van der Wurff posted an update in the group
The Wall 4 years, 4 months agoDid you know that:
– women have a 47% higher risk of severe injury as a result of a car accident?
(because crash test dummies are still modelled after a white male of 180cm heigth and 70kg weight)
– the symptoms of a heart attack in women are different than in men?
(but in all movies, we only see men having heart attacks, so who knows the symptoms in women?)
– medicine and drugs get developed based on the knowledge we have about the physiology of white males (and therefore drugs often work different or less effective in women)
– algorithms used by all major businesses and governments structurally discriminate people of color or different ethnicity?I was not aware that in the year 2022 we still live in a society that is defined by standards that are based on white men. Dutch TV maker Sophie Frankmolen made a 4 part documentary about this phenomenon called “reference man”.
Here’s to hoping things will change from now on!
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Really interesting insights Jasper – I was not aware. Hopefully we can make a difference at Colart through the regional DEI councils. More to follow this year….…
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I’ll give it a watch!
I have a book that goes into the same topics – ‘Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men’ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41104077-invisible-women). Particularly interesting was the section on public transport planning, with examples of how to make changes so it works better for everyone (not just for employment and educational purposes).…
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I’ve read Invisible Women and also recommend. Its surprising how much is based on subconscious bias so does make you change your way of thinking.…
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Exactly Laura, it was the unconscious bias that drives so many things that I as a privileged person was not aware about. Another example: the AC/heating in buildings is standardized. Based on a temperature that got standardized in the 1960’s, where the dominant office employee was a white male. We still use these standards today apparently, even if it is proven that the average temperature men find comfortable is 1,8 degree (celsius) lower vs women. …
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I’d be happy if the London Hub temperature was 1.8 degrees warmer ๐…
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sounds like an interesting topic for a book club kind activity Claire. Thanks for the recommendation.…
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This is interesting! I’ll watch this. Thanks Jasper…
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Thank you for sharing Jasper – I was debating the point on medicine and drugs over the holiday with a friend who works in the pharmaceutical industry – there is change but lots more needed!…
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agree. Testing of new drugs on women before it goes to market is mandatory today (only since the nineties if I remember well) but apparently the testing isn’t done 50/50 either. I guess it’s an invitation to learn more about the physiology of both sexes……
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This is a great post Jasper….also did you know that whilst there is something that 50% of the population (i.e. women) are going to experience and suffer with at some time in their life, Doctors are NOT consistently trained to provide support. That “something” is the menopause and will be an area that we will look to increase understanding and awareness.
As a starter, if anyone would like to know more, I can thoroughly recommend a website (and App) created by Dr Louise Newson specifically designed to improve our understanding:https://www.balance-menopause.com/…
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Wow, that’s incredibly interesting Jasper. It’s amazing what you don’t know and don’t think about when it doesn’t seem to effect you directly. So much to consider as we all continue to grow, evolve and build a more inclusive society.…
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you don’t know what you don’t know Jimmy and I can understand and accept that. What I find much more difficult is that apparently there are areas where we DO know and for some reason choose to ignore. How difficult can it be to have a female looking crash test dummy? Or test new drugs 50/50 on male and female audience? If solutions are available but people choose to ignore is when my blood start to boil…
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Jasper thanks for posting this and sparking the dialogue with colleagues. This reinforces some of the discussions already taking place @ bias and unconscious bias taking place within the NA DEI Council. And Claire, we will add โInvisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Menโ to our book list for “education”. …
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thanks Kim. So many areas of interest and improvement but we all have to start somewhere. Looking forward to learning more about the activities you have planned with the DEI Council (even if I am not part of the NA team) and happy to support where possible. …
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That’s great Kim! How do we access the book list? …
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Thanks Jasper very insightful, about time a one size fits all approach is rejected and a more research is done to change how drugs, car safety etc is moved forwards. Not meaning to be too controversial but vaccine mandates can’t be right as vaccines do not work for everyone in the same way and risk to benefit analysis has to be taken into account.
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not too controversial for me Martin ๐ It is one example where the testing done was likely not 50/50 and therefore we do not know if the vaccine is as effective in men as it is in women, or if side effects are more prominent in one category or another. I think this might be with all drugs/vaccines and as such it would be good to develop with the consumer in mind. Maybe we do need different types of drugs for the same complaint based on the age, sex or enthnicity of the patient. I don’t know… but at least it would be good to be open to consider this and investigate if this would make sense?…
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Recent studies have shown one of the MRNA vaccines in particular causes a much higher rate of heart related side effects for younger men so an alternative vaccine should really be recommended for them, however no such message has been communicated to the general public.…
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Harsa Beagley posted an update in the group
The Wall 4 years, 4 months agoHappy New Year everyone!
360 reviews are an excellent way to gather feedback from stakeholders and to use that feedback to drive performance, development, and growth for individuals and teams.
If you get a request to complete a 360 on a colleague via Splash please complete in a timely manner – it will be really important for that individual.
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thank you for this reminder Harsa. We will also be launching very shortly a module on the Colart Academy about giving/receiving feedback – so watch this space…we will communicate when it is live…
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Jimmy Leslie posted an update in the group
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good promo Jimmy – thank you – i’ll tune in and would like to encourage all colart colleagues to try to do the same – only artists can explain and use our beautiful products the best!!!…
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It’s no “How To Create Your Own Groovy Black Light Poster, Man…” but it’ll do. 😊…
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Now I’m picturing teenage Duane’s bedroom walls!…
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I tuned in for this stream and really enjoyed it. I learnt things about gesso and traditional vs Liquitex Acrylic gouache that really showed how great our products are. Beautiful examples, so nicely presented.…
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Lucy Zhang posted an update in the group
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New York winner of the International Art Prize โ W&N
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great sharing Kan – thank you! …
Thanks Dennis!…
Thanks Kan. Very exciting to see even more entries this year. A great opportunity for the students and some fantastic artwork created! …
Thanks Kim! These are the artworks won the awards for your reference https://lq-cha.jp/information/detail/34/…
Fantastic to see! Great work!…
Thanks Christina!…
Great to have the report Kan. So pleased we can keep these initiatives going during Covid times and build on the last 3 years of this competition. Well done.…
Thanks for your comment Jake. I think you are familiar with the competition. Other than the points I made above, we have improved the way we carry out the overall ceremony this year, but we still see some areas need further improvements. Hope to deliver the competition in a yet more sophisticated way this year.…
It’s great to see this growing over the years. I remember when Japan first launched this program – it has come a long way – well done everyone!!…