In seeking to engage with multiple and diverse perspectives (Practice C2), we must go beyond differences in race, color, gender, and social differences to also seek out the people who disagree with us the most. This cognitive diversity may bring new ways of thinking about problems and innovation around solutions. As the authors of this Harvard Business Review article write, “When you face a new, uncertain, complex situation, and everyone agrees on what to do, find someone who disagrees and cherish them.”
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Teams solve problems faster when they’re more cognitively diverse
Article
20 minutes
By: Alison Reynolds and David Lewis, Harvard Business Review
Educator-prep | Leader-prep
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
The tale of two robes
Video
12 minutes
By: Julie Hogan, TEDx
The power of perspective taking
Article
8 minutes
By: Gillian Ku and Kathy Brewis, London Business School
Peter Senge: introduction to systems thinking
Video
2 minutes
By: MIT, Peter Senge
Listening for understanding
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Finding confidence in conflict
Video
11 minutes
By: Kwame Christian, TEDx