People who consistently work in the fields of innovation will ultimately stumble across the need to add diversity to their tool kit. I have often wondered if it was wrong to selfishly want more diversity as a checklist item for the purposes of personal success (in various ventures) OR if that selfishness could actually be a gateway to systemic change.
This is kind of nailing the point Jeff. I believe that optimising for diversity of thought will benefit the success of most organisations (selfish) and might consequently trigger systemic change as more people from 'the edges' have a say in the industry and society.
Did anyone find data on these topics? Years ago I read some reports about how diversity affects decision making in orgs but I can't find it anymore...
I canNOT find anything to refer. I would love to have a modern report of these diversity team successes. I will let you know if I come across something and share!
Our World is a Mess. That is something we can both agree on. Another thing we can both agree on, its our fault and only we can change the current System. This will be a short reminder where we are.
What’s the problem?
Things are not working well.
They never have.
Furthermore, they are getting worse.
Our world is in turmoil. It is in a mess. I think most of us would agree.
I am in a bunch of networks around the world who wants to address that. For Example in berlin are a few groups:
Thanks Malte! Big questions indeed - I am not sure if it suffices to build alternative systems or if we'd need to rewire our minds. As long as a group people likes to dominate others they will try to do that. We can try to build systems preventing that from happening (checks & balances) but ultimately it comes down our mindset as a species. In that context I enjoyed reading Paul Graham recently - http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html
People who consistently work in the fields of innovation will ultimately stumble across the need to add diversity to their tool kit. I have often wondered if it was wrong to selfishly want more diversity as a checklist item for the purposes of personal success (in various ventures) OR if that selfishness could actually be a gateway to systemic change.
Thoughts?
This is kind of nailing the point Jeff. I believe that optimising for diversity of thought will benefit the success of most organisations (selfish) and might consequently trigger systemic change as more people from 'the edges' have a say in the industry and society.
Did anyone find data on these topics? Years ago I read some reports about how diversity affects decision making in orgs but I can't find it anymore...
I canNOT find anything to refer. I would love to have a modern report of these diversity team successes. I will let you know if I come across something and share!
Great Readings on Diversity.
Our World is a Mess. That is something we can both agree on. Another thing we can both agree on, its our fault and only we can change the current System. This will be a short reminder where we are.
What’s the problem?
Things are not working well.
They never have.
Furthermore, they are getting worse.
Our world is in turmoil. It is in a mess. I think most of us would agree.
I am in a bunch of networks around the world who wants to address that. For Example in berlin are a few groups:
https://fullcircle.global/
https://www.whatisemerging.com/
and a few small meetups
There are other great movements around the world who are adressing different problems and trying to find solutions.
I am also happy to talk or you might be interesting in my writings.
Thanks Malte! Big questions indeed - I am not sure if it suffices to build alternative systems or if we'd need to rewire our minds. As long as a group people likes to dominate others they will try to do that. We can try to build systems preventing that from happening (checks & balances) but ultimately it comes down our mindset as a species. In that context I enjoyed reading Paul Graham recently - http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html
I will check out the groups you mentioned!