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Getting Diversity Wrong

In one Forbes article, the author conveniently Co-Opts the diversity movement for "personality" diversity. 

He calls "deep" diversity vs. demographic diversity that Prioritizes gender and race as "surface" diversity.

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A Flawed Narrative

So long as we keep legitimizing this flawed narrative of “Diversity of Thought” without real demographic diversity that disrupts systemic injustices, we’re going to continue seeing product...

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Diversity Of Thought

In the last 2–3 years, the phrase “diversity of thought” gained momentum among many Tech leaders and beyond. 

Proponents of this approach argue the way we think and express our opinions, our eclectic personalities, the myriad of leadership styles and Myer-Briggs results, are ju...

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Blindspots In Organizations

The way we achieve real “diversity of thought” and reduce blind spots in organizations is by ensuring people from all walks of life are given seats and actual power at the table. 

A room filled with only CIS, straight, white men could allow for some variations in life experiences. ...

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Let Us Have It Our Way

Self-claimed progressive intellectuals use “Diversity of Thought” as a convenient excuse to not challenge the status quo while comforting themselves being complicit in the continued underrepresentation of marginalized groups of people in systems they inhabit.

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