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Yeah, studies have in fact shown that this is the case - in certain problem spaces if your team isn't diverse you can fail to find the correct solution to the p
by kevingadd 10y ago
Yeah, studies have in fact shown that this is the case - in certain problem spaces if your team isn't diverse you can fail to find the correct solution to the problem because you have too few different perspectives on it.
i.e. https://hbr.org/2013/12/how-diversity-can-drive-innovation https://hbr.org/2013/12/how-diversity-can-drive-innovation
On the other hand there have definitely been studies showing negative outcomes from diversity programs, so there's an interesting conflict there.
- grzm 10y agoThanks for the link. It's also great to see a more nuanced take on a lot of this. Some people do see it in black and white. Sometimes I wish I did, as it would make some things easier. Unfortunately (?), I'm not at that point of certainty yet.