Should businesses actively pursue employee diversity? Do some kinds of diversity matter more than others? Topics covered in this video: sociopolitical buzzwords, racial representation, socioeconomics, career preferences, diversity research, informational diversity, demographic diversity, diversity of political opinion, values, creativity, quotas, cultural mixing, the Alt Right.
(This was a 60-minute unscripted conversation that was edited down to bring you the best parts.)
(We had some technical difficulties during recording, so I apologize in advance for the fuzziness / quality of the video.)
If you want to skip around, conversation covers the following general topic areas:
0:36 - 4:16 Do demographic imbalances indicate bias?
4:16 - 8:13 Diversity research: conflict, informational diversity versus demographic diversity
8:13 - 11:10 Do diverse values and opinions increase creativity?
11:10 - 14:30 Should we ACTIVELY seek out talent in historically overlooked groups?
Here is the link to the study by Margaret Neale that we start to discuss at the 4:16 mark:
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/diversity-work-group-performance
So what do you think? Should companies be putting more emphasis and effort into diversity, or less?
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