On Diversity––and cognitive diversity.
10 people who look different but think alike are NOT diverse. The real value of diversity is that diverse backgrounds + life experiences most typically lead to diverse thinking.
2/ A predictably necessary warning: Please do not lazily distort or misrepresent my words nor project preconceived bias
Diversity trumps ability + the basis for that diversity is people thinking differently + they think differently often because of their experience/identity—
3/ Two papers that empirically and scientifically support this (and say nothing giving any Boards or companies any kind of out for avoiding diversity)
1. PNAS
sites.lsa.umich.edu/scottepage/wp-…
4/ And this
2. Making the Difference: Applying the Logic of Diversity
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6294/c0330d77d…
5/ Restated:
Diversity trumps ability + the basis for that diversity is people thinking differently + they think differently often because of their experience + experience affects & is affected by identity
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