The best ideas come from the friction of differences: diversity is the fuel of innovation.
Discover the strengths of diversity — in expertise, intelligence types, gender, and background — to boost collective intelligence, spark creativity, and solve problems faster.
15 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- Scott Page's thesis: why diversity beats talent alone
- the measurable effects of cognitive and social diversity on creativity
- the Amer Sports case: participatory innovation in practice
Target audience
Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion topics.
Learning objectives
- Foster collective intelligence and innovation through diversity
- Create innovative products by drawing on diverse expertise
- Think outside the box using cognitive diversity across all levels of the organization
- Spark creativity, solve problems, and overcome the limits of inexperience through social diversity
Module outline
- Articles
- Case study: the Amer Sports experiment in participatory innovation
- The benefits of diversity in practice
- Expert video“Diversity for Greater Intelligence and Innovation”6'05Presentation of Scott Page's thesis on diversity versus talent, and its impact on collective intelligence
- AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
