Diversity is a popular topic. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of articles talking about how important it is to have diversity in your organization. Most if not all of them miss the point. The bulk of the conversation has been about the lack of racial or gender diversity in the C-suite or in the tech industry. They talk about the need to provide opportunity to all groups. They fail to talk about why this is important to your business.
The point of diversity is not to be diverse. The point is to have a wider range of ideas and skills. A diverse team brings in different viewpoints. The combination of those viewpoints is where innovation comes from. People of different backgrounds come with different experiences. The total of those experiences are far more than the sum of their parts. You don’t simply want a diverse group, you want that group to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas openly. Combining all of that gives the diverse team a leg up on the non-diverse team.
Diversity for diversity’s sake defeats the purpose. You still want the best of the best of any group. The point is the benefits that diversity brings, not diversity itself.
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