Our Values
About ISM
ISM Global is a subsidiary of ISM Creative, a provincial corporation in BC, Canada driving impact in business and society using ISM's creativity in an interdisciplinary cross-sectoral approach housing strategic partner, creative agency, and incubator arms. While ISM Creative specializes in building and launching projects end-to-end, ISM Global is here to expand them.
Since 2006, the ISM brand has been active at the edge of the fast-evolving creative industries and technologies of this era. In 2019, a pivotal point in time and innovation, ISM Arts & Culture was established as a provincial corporation in BC, Canada aiming to unlock the power of arts and culture to drive impact in business and society using ISM's creativity in an interdisciplinary cross-sectoral approach.
As a creative consultancy with a proven track record of delivering programs and services for a variety of influential and trend-setting companies, it became one of Canada's Designated Organizations in 2023 and established the SUV stream as a special program under its incubator, now its own dedicated platform (ISM SUV Incubator).
In 2024, ISM again re-captured the depth and breadth of its activities by re-positioning as ISM Creative to continue contributing to positive impact in the world of innovation.
Work Ethic
We are serial founders and high-volume creatives on journeys to discover.
Alignment
We find what we have in common, act on what connects us, and leave our differences aside.
Ambition
We acknowledge that anything is possible, and take risks without being risk-seeking.
Passion
We believe the unbending desire to make something happen, makes it happen.
Empathy
We design initiatives to be not only for, but by who they serve.
Critical Thinking
We access multiple categories of theory, practice, and context to formulate new ones.