do great minds think alike? considering cognitive diversity
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do great minds think alike?
considering cognitive diversity
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Making unseen business issues
visible is like discovering that
stars also shine in the day time.
-Ned Herrmann
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diversity
is…
difference
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difference
takes many forms
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difference is
relational
…it exists between people, not in people
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difference is
generative
…difference always
changes social groups
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difference changes social groups…
Introducing or increasing difference in a social group triggers:
• we vs. they mentality• stereotyping• in-group favoritism• inter-group conflict• satisfaction, performance, turnover get
worse
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difference changes social groups…
greater diversity = greater variance in performance
(groups with more diversity always perform better or worse than groups
with less diversity)
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inclusion is…
Our ability to include difference and utilize the resources that
we have access to.
• fairness of employment practices
• openness to difference• inclusion in decision making
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If you do not intentionally
include, you will unintentionally
exclude.
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identity
diversity
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cognitive diversity
differences in mental process, perception, judgment,
categorization, rule of thumb, etc.
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one
We think differently.
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analyticalrationalrealisticfactuallogical
definitive
risk takercreativeflexible
synthesizerconceptual
intuitive
persistentplanner
organizeddisciplined
detailedpractical
passionatecooperativeempatheticexpressive
harmonizingresponsive
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Solving technical problemsAnalyzing complex issues
Logical approach
Interpersonal aspects of situationsIce breakers
Socializing in meetings
ConceptualizingInnovating
Seeing the big picture
Routine MeetingsDetails
Structure
Expressing ideasUnderstanding group dynamics
Team building
Logic ahead of feelingsNo interaction with people
Implementing ideasDeveloping plans
Follow-up and completion
“Blue Sky” thinkingNot following the rules
Joys
Frustrations
Joys
Frustrations
Joys
Frustrations
Joys
Frustrations
Cerebral Mode (abstract & intellectual thought)
Limbic Mode (concrete and emotional processing)
Left
Mod
eR
ight Mode
ANALYZE
ORGANIZE
STRATEGIZE
PERSONALIZE
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countingmoney
spendingmoney
savingmoney
helpingthe others
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earnings diversity
marketshare
humanpotential
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get lost get funding
get insurance
get lucky
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financial strategic
tactical people
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“Forensic science using theundeniable facts of blood
type, fingerprints, andspectrographic analysis
of paint fragmentsproves beyond a doubt…”
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“This accident demonstrates the lethal combination of drunk
driving and faulty car design. These two issues are national in scope and deserve urgent
Congressional attention if future generations are to be
adequately protected…”
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“At 3:30 pm, Thursday, April 9th, on Route 9, 15 miles
North of Columbus, a black1978 Plymouth 4-door sedantraveling at 75 mph in a 35
mph school zone…”
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“Tearful, screaming motherattacks cowering suspect asirate police officer hold off
an angry mob at the terrifyingscene of a tangled school busand the accidents victims.”
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If everyone is thinking the same thing,
someone isn’t thinking at all.-General George S.
Patton
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What’s in the toolbox?
•perspectives
•heuristics
•equifinality
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perspectives
Perspectives are ways of representing
situations and problems, how we
organize knowledge.
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what do you see?
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timefor
some exercis
e
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forced choices…
Which do you most value in your friendships?
A. trustB. loyaltyC. honesty
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forced choices…
Which would you least want to be?
A. very poorB. very sickC. disabled / living with a disability
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forced choices…
Which kind of marital type relationship would you least
want for your child?A. different raceB. different religionC. same genderD. out of necessity
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identity
diversity
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heuristics
Heuristics are ways of generating solutions. Heuristics can vary in
their sophistication, and they can be immediate
reactions to situations or simple rules of thumb.
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equifinality
The belief that a given result can be achieved many different ways.
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going from point a to point b
Are there multiple ways to get there…or is there one
“right” way?
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so…
Perspectives are how we see things (and problems and opportunities)
Heuristics are how we approach or solve them
Equifinality is how open we are to considering other perspectives and heuristics
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two
Thinking differently is
good.
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MBA Harvard University
100 people
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MBA Harvard University
100 people
team #1
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MBA Harvard University
100 people
team #1
team #2
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1-survival
“…openness to the outside world, tolerance for the entry of new individuals and ideas,
and consequently a manifest ability to learn and adapt to new circumstances.”
The Living Company | Arie de Geus
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2-new competitive advantage
Change is the engine of growth.
Sustainable, profitable change is fueled by
innovation.
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"Innovation provides the seeds for economic growth, and for that innovation to happen depends as much on collective difference as on aggregate ability. If people think alike then no matter how smart they are they most likely will get stuck at the same locally optimal solutions. Finding new and better solutions, innovating, requires thinking differently. That’s why diversity powers innovation.“
-Scott E. Page, Professor, University of Michigan
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3-better problem solving
The Difference | Scott Page
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None of us is as smart as all of
us.-Ken Blanchard
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4-conformity kills
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“A person does not live for months or years in a particular position in an organization, exposed to some streams of communication, shielded from others, without the most profound effects upon what he knows, believes, attends to, hopes, wishes, emphasizes, fears and proposes.”
-Herbert J. Simon
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5-human nature
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three
Thinking differently is
hard.
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stereotypesassumptions
labelscategoriesconformity
confirmation biasother cognitive biases…
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If everyone is thinking the same thing,
someone isn’t thinking at all.-General George S.
Patton
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how?
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expectations
• expect everyone to promote and participate in honest, candid conversation and support the final outcome
• role model• no dead fish!
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devils advocate
• practice it• expect it• enforce it• reward it• ask questions
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mix things up
• networking and interaction across organizational boundaries
• “The Social Origin of Good Ideas” -Ronald Burt
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do different
• training and experiential diversity
• bring people, ideas, practices in from different organizations, different industries, different cultures
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high difference lowdifference
high interactio
n
learninggrowth
self-organization
stressconflict
exhaustion
celebrationreinforcement
energy
low productivitywasted energy
factions
low interactio
n
reflectionsafety
clearing the decks
isolationmisunderstanding
frustration
comfortbelonging
rest and recovery
boredomstagnation
deathDifference MatrixGlenda Eoyang HSDI
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high difference
lowdifference
high interactio
n
move to low difference:Tell a joke.
State a shared value or belief.
Share personal experience.
Pick a low difference topic.
move to low interaction:
Stop communicating.Leave the area.Explain yourself.
Pick a low communication
topic.
low interactio
n
move to high interaction:
Ask a question.Use another medium.
Listen more.Pick a high
communication topic.
move to high difference:Amplify little differences
Play devils advocatePick a high
difference topicDifference MatrixGlenda Eoyang HSDI
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“To be creative requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (combining those ideas into the best result).”
-Newsweek
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thank you!
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resources• The Difference: How the Power of
Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies | Scott Page
• The Wisdom of Crowds | James Surowiecki
• A Whole New Mind | Daniel Pink • The Medici Effect | Frans Johansson• The Geography of Thought | Richard
Nisbett
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resources• Achieving Success Through Social
Capital: Tapping Hidden Resources in Your Personal and Business Network | Wayne E. Baker
• The Whole Brain Business Book | Ned Herrmann
• Competitive Advantage Through People: Unleashing the Power of the Work Force | Jeffrey Pfeffer
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