Interesting Links for 25-04-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Diversity appears to have almost no effect on team performance. (Which means there's no reason not to be diverse, of course)

(tags:diversity performance work psychology )

2. Edinburgh Bus Station's owner could throw them out.

(tags:edinburgh buses transport )

3. "My Dinner With Billionaire Marc Andreessen" (an interesting peek behind the curtain

(tags:inequality wealth society )

4. The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use

(tags:Paris bicycles transport )

Comments

Performance or Ability ?

[bens_dad]

Was the aim of diversity just to allow the teams do the same things better ?
I would hope it was to enable them to do things the non-diverse team could not do ?

Re: Performance or Ability ?

[andrewducker]

What kind of thing are you thinking of?

Re: Performance or Ability ?

[bens_dad]

Design products and services that work for people who aren't affluent able-bodied white men and that fit their lives ?

(Non-smart) phones and calculators with bigger screens and buttons. Hair and beauty products for non-white skinned people. Town planning not centred around cars. ...

But asking a middle-aged middle-class white man in reasonable health isn't likely to get you the best answers.

Re: Performance or Ability ?

[nancylebov]

That makes sense for some businesses, but not if they're selling something like nuts and bolts.

Re: Performance or Ability ?

[andrewducker]

Completely agree that you should understand your customers' needs. And if you have regular (or constant) customers who are unusual in some respect then having some of them on the team will help.