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Diverse groups of problem solvers outperformed the groups of the best individuals at solving complex problems. The reason: the diverse groups got stuck less…

— Scott E. Page

Diverse groups do best at complex problems and innovation when the facts aren't clear: each individual's perspective allows him or her to tackle challenges…

— Alain Dehaze

“if you have chosen the most prominent expert to work on a problem, the performance of a diverse group containing that expert will outperform…

— Rich Jolly

“The theory of the “wisdom of crowds” says that if you aggregate many different opinions from a diverse group of people, you are much…

— Simon Kuper

Being surrounded by diverse points of view pushes us beyond our comfort zones. And when people and teams bring multiple perspectives and experiences to…

— Pierre Nanterme

“Great problem-solvers also have opinions; what makes them different is that they recognize them for what they are and then set them aside.”

— Nat Greene

The fact that cognitive diversity matters does not mean that if you assemble a group of diverse but thoroughly uninformed people, their collective wisdom…

— James Surowiecki

“When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.”

— Scott Adams

It's now widely recognised that a diverse research group is usually stronger, more creative, and more robust and flexible. Such a group usually copes…

— Jocelyn Bell Burnell

The more diverse your team, the better you'll be at identifying what a diversity of users perceive as problems.

— David Livermore

I look at the group I've got and then I decide what strengths and weaknesses they have and then I formulate an appropriate way…

— Sean Dyche

Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromising. An intelligent group,…

— James Surowiecki