Diversity for more intelligence and innovation Tutorial

Unlock the power of diversity in driving intelligence and innovation! This video, "Diversity for More Intelligence and Innovation," explores how varied perspectives enhance creativity, problem-solving, and team performance. Discover the advantages of cognitive and social diversity in tackling challenges, fostering collaboration, and achieving groundbreaking results. Don't miss this insightful look into how embracing diversity can propel organizations forward!

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diversity does not at first glance seem to

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bring many benefits in many contexts and domains.

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On a production line,

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the best operator seems to be the most efficient,

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regardless of gender,

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age,

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or migratory background.

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But a job does not end with what an employee does on the production line,

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and if that were the case,

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then the job would be very quickly replaced by

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a robot or any other so-called intelligent machine.

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The employee contributes well beyond their actions at

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the workstation or on the production line,

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and if the organization has not understood this,

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it is missing out on a great potential by limiting its employees to the status of

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means of production.

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The benefits of collective intelligence are no longer in question.

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Numerous studies prove that together we are more intelligent,

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together we are more creative,

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and together we are better problem solvers,

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and together we feel more mobilized.

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I recommend our video on boosting performance through collective intelligence,

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which details these four points.

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But does this togetherness need to be a model of diversity?

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Yes,

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the diversity in expertise allows for creation of complex products.

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You wouldn't think of building a new car without engineers,

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designers,

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and quality control experts.

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Cognitive diversity brings different points of view,

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depending on our level of knowledge on a subject,

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our level of general knowledge,

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ingenuity,

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ability to make connections,

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and our representations and mental models.

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Thinking

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out of the box.

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Every family has its box,

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every job has its box,

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every school has its box,

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and every country has its box.

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Few people can think outside the box that has often shaped them.

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We are often limited by

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the mass consciousness of environments in which we have evolved.

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We do not see what is outside our box.

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Bringing together people from different boxes will

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multiply ideas and solutions for everyone.

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I can't talk about diversity and collective intelligence

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without quoting the work of Howard Gardner,

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the father of the theory of multiple intelligences.

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He describes eight types of intelligences

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linguistic,

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logical,

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mathematical,

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spatial,

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intrapersonal,

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interpersonal,

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bodily kinesthetic,

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musical,

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and naturalist intelligence.

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These 8 intelligences are all valuable.

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You'll learn more in the diversity and multiple intelligences video.

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OK,

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we pointed out that expertise diversity,

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cognitive diversity and diversity in terms

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of multiple intelligence confer obvious advantages.

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But what about social diversity?

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What is the value of diversity in race,

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ethnicity,

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gender and sexual orientation?

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According to the Scientific American article,

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how diversity makes us smarter,

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people who are different from one another in terms of race,

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gender,

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sexual orientation,

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and other dimensions bring unique insights and

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experiences to thinking about and accomplishing projects.

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Diverse teams are better able to come up

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with ingenious solutions than groups of people,

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even brilliant ones who think the same way.

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To drive the innovation that fuels growth,

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companies need more than ever both creative thinkers and problem solvers.

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Scott Page,

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a professor at the University of Michigan,

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makes the case

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that diversity matters more than talent.

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Socially diverse groups can overcome a lack of expertise

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and even outperform single-minded teams with more skills.

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Why?

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Because homogeneous teams are more likely to produce

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similar ideas born of identical views and interpretations,

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they approach a problem from a single angle.

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Socially diverse teams,

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on the other hand,

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tackle problems from a variety of directions and are more

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likely to come up with an original or unexpected discovery.

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In fact,

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cognitive and social diversity promotes success

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in certain activities in particular.

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These are predictive tasks predicting what will happen,

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anticipating

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creative tasks,

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problem solving,

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scientific research,

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innovation,

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knowledge integration,

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and strategy

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for all these tasks,

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human mental diversity in co-creation and

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or co-construction represents an enormous advantage.

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The confrontation with different points of views brings new solutions.

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Moreover,

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the study on cognitive diversity by Alison

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Reynolds and David Lewis in 2017 states that

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diverse teams solve problems 60% faster.

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According to a report by the Economic and Social Council,

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the integration of young graduates of

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foreign origin would bring various benefits,

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such as

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one,

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improving the understanding of certain products or markets.

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Indeed,

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recruiting employees who are representative of

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the diversity of their customers allows

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to better understand them,

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to increase their satisfaction and consequently to build their loyalty.

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2,

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facilitating international expansion by hiring employees who

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master not only a foreign language,

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but also different cultural codes.

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3,

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encourage innovation and creativity.

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Employees who are representative of diversity allow us to better understand

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certain products or markets and to imagine how to develop them.

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The diversity of people in all aspects,

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age,

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gender,

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origin.

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Enriches perspectives and ideas,

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bring people together,

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facilitate their collaboration,

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and you will see the power of collective intelligence.

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Furthermore,

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bringing together individuals representing diversity

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will multiply your collective intelligence.

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You'll gain a better understanding of markets,

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more efficient problem solving,

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and more innovation.

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