Diversity Trumps Ability and Competence

Diverse thinking groups will outperform groups of those with high ability or competence.  This is counter-intuitive.

• Strengthen the prerequisites for positive use of diversity, making it part of the culture
• Value and celebrate diversity 
• Translate differences into uniqueness to leverage panorama of perspectives
• Help and facilitate differences to self-organize. 
• Find common ground to unify diversity.  
• Use Diversity to Add Value
• Connect differences to create synergy.
• Use diversity as a resource for resilience and adaptation. 
• Use differences to increase understanding of complex issues. 
• Work through differences to resolve conflict. 
• Highlight differences for broad social benefit.