http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/on-diversity/ Life in the Boston high-tech startup landscape Sun, 19 May 2013 14:06:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/on-diversity/#comment-95 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:33:52 +0000 http://startupmusings.com/?p=594#comment-95 Thanks Caroline! I agree that we all innovate better if we mix things up from a team demographic/psychographic standpoint. Sometimes it’s easier said than done, so I often invite people outside the core team for review meetings or brainstorming sessions in order to inject alternative points of views, and it definitely helps keep us honest
Elaine

]]> http://startupmusings.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/on-diversity/#comment-94 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:02:27 +0000 http://startupmusings.com/?p=594#comment-94 Great post Elaine – your observations are backed by research showing that better decisions and greater innovation are reached by groups that are diverse. Groupthink is definitely the enemy of innovation. I hope our paths will cross in the future – our work at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is to provide visibility to these issues and to the amazing women who are trailblazers in technical roles. Caroline

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