Listen "Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking [Book Review]"
Episode Synopsis
Success isn’t about talent or knowledge.
Find out why success is actually about freeing ourselves from blind spots and harnessing cognitive diversity
Here are some key messages from this episode
How Cognitive Diversity leads to better outcomes in groups and teams
How Diversity and Excellence are not mutually exclusive
Why Diversity is a necessary issue to address
Play the episode for more.
Here are some key takeaways from this episode
We should make changes to the way we manage our teams if we perform complex tasks
“This means taking into account how we manage ourselves on a practical basis. For example, brainstorming is a way that we generate ideas in teams to address a problem, but the book argues that this isn’t always efficient.”
We should move beyond generic standards as benchmarks
“The book made the point that Standardising the way people, work or learn squashes diversity”
We should think critically about Diversity
“A lot of time was spent here, critiquing the book, the author and the issues with the limited way that diversity was presented and if it was useful or appropriate. It reminded me why these conversations are important. The book itself was presenting an alternative perspective on the diversity conversation and that shouldn’t be dismissed.”
Here are some resources so you can go deeper
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
Matthew Syed
Check out these related episodes of the show
Why Relying On a Generic Business Case For Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake
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Find out why success is actually about freeing ourselves from blind spots and harnessing cognitive diversity
Here are some key messages from this episode
How Cognitive Diversity leads to better outcomes in groups and teams
How Diversity and Excellence are not mutually exclusive
Why Diversity is a necessary issue to address
Play the episode for more.
Here are some key takeaways from this episode
We should make changes to the way we manage our teams if we perform complex tasks
“This means taking into account how we manage ourselves on a practical basis. For example, brainstorming is a way that we generate ideas in teams to address a problem, but the book argues that this isn’t always efficient.”
We should move beyond generic standards as benchmarks
“The book made the point that Standardising the way people, work or learn squashes diversity”
We should think critically about Diversity
“A lot of time was spent here, critiquing the book, the author and the issues with the limited way that diversity was presented and if it was useful or appropriate. It reminded me why these conversations are important. The book itself was presenting an alternative perspective on the diversity conversation and that shouldn’t be dismissed.”
Here are some resources so you can go deeper
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
Matthew Syed
Check out these related episodes of the show
Why Relying On a Generic Business Case For Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake
Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:
1. Work with me 1:1
2. Get Practical Book Insights
3. Get our Free Email Course
For everything else check this
https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion
The post Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking [Book Review] appeared first on Element of Inclusion.
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