In what way is diversity a strength?

In a world that is becoming increasingly smaller with the Internet diversity helps understand people more. Research has found that in business, diverse groups outperform homogeneous groups [1]. The reason is that diverse groups bring in several different perspectives to solve a problem. read more

With diversity you get the best of different ways of thinking for given group, where as homogenous groups tend to be “my way or the highway” which creates limitations, discourages free thinking and overlooks alternative solutions to problems. read more

By recognizing and utilizing something unique within the fabric of Americana, the military identified a means to transmit secret messages in a code our enemies could never break. But, we still had a long way to go back then in fully utilizing the strength we find in diversity. read more

Also counterintuitive is the idea that "a lot of diversity is better than a little diversity." The worst scenario is one in which a member is seen as a token representative of any given group. read more