"Where diversity comes from is thinking about the world in different ways and where thinking about the world in different ways comes from is identity and experiences."
- Scott E. Page
What is the true value of diversity?
Join this week’s episode of Global Denmark Podcast; as Thomas Mulhern speaks with Scott Page who is a leading academic, social scientist, author and Professor at the University of Michigan. Listen as together they explore; compositional diversity and diversity bonus by digging into Scott’s book, The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy.
Episode Takeaways
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Current situation in States [2:15]
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Diversity bonus [6:19]
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The Model Thinker Book [11:57]
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The crowd’s prediction [12:57]
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Cognitive diversity [18:51]
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Identity diversity [20:34]
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Cognitive biases as a mitigating factor [31:18]
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Diverse teams compared to homogeneous teams [36:45]
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Homogeneous in terms of cognitive diversity and identity diversity [37:36]
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Business case due to changed nature of work [44:28]
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Lessons to and from Denmark, and closing comments [53:06]
