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Diversity and Inclusion Spark Creativity

Diversity and Inclusion Spark Creativity

Diversity and Inclusion Sparks Creativity

Myth: Creativity is about talent, not diversity.

Reality: Diversity fuels creativity by exposing teams to a variety of viewpoints and experiences. This diversity of thought helps in generating innovative ideas and solutions.

EDI, inclusive of “equity by design,” intentionality of inclusion, and leveraging “the mother of creativity” – the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and ways of knowing is key to igniting creativity. The counter side is as important to stress how not leveraging diversity might undermine creativity and innovation.

Think Fast. Talk Smart. The Podcast

Think Fast. Talk Smart. The Podcast

Equity by Design: How Diversity Ignites Creativity

Stanford Graduate School of Business
July 20, 2023

Jeffrey Baumgartner is the author of the book, The Way of the Innovation Master; the author/editor of Report 103, a popular newsletter on creativity and innovation in business. He is currently developing and running workshops around the world on Anticonventional Thinking, a new approach to achieving goals through creativity.

Jeffrey Baumgartner

Why Diversity is the Mother of Creativity

Baumgartner, Jeffrey
Innovation Management
November 16, 2021

The effects of diversity on creativity: A literature review and synthesis Andreas Hundschell, Stefan Razinskas, Julia Backmann, Martin Hoegl First published: 13 December 2021

Andreas Hundschell, Stefan Razinskas, Julia Backmann, Martin Hoegl

Applied Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association of Applied Psychology, December 13, 2021

Does diversity actually increase creativity? (2017, June 28). Harvard Business Review.

Does diversity actually increase creativity?

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Harvard Business Review, June 28, 2017

Eric ‘Erock’ Christopher, “How a Diverse Team Brings More Creativity and Engagement to Your Business: Across the board, a more diverse team is a more creative team.” Entrepreneur (January 15, 2022)

How a diverse team brings more creativity & engagement

Eric ‘Erock’ Christopher
Entrepreneur, January 15, 2022

Inga J. Hoever, Nathan E. Betancourt, Guoquan Chen, Jing Zhou, “How others light the creative spark: Low power accentuates the benefits of diversity for individual inspiration and creativity,” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 173 (May 2023):

How others light the creative spark

Inga J. Hoever, Nathan E. Betancourt, Guoquan Chen, and Jing Zhou
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 173. May 2023

Shankar Vedantam, Jennifer Schmidt, Parth Shah, and Tara Boyle, “Creativity and Diversity: How Exposure to Different People Affects Our Thinking,” NPR (July 27, 2020)

Creativity and Diversity

Shankar Vedantam, Jennifer Schmidt, Parth Shah, and Tara Boyle
NPR, July 27, 2020

Benjamin Wolff, “Is Diversity The Key To Creativity?” (November 10, 2019)

Is Diversity The Key To Creativity?

Benjamin Wolff
Forbes, November 10, 2019

How global diversity sparks creative breakthroughs

How global diversity sparks creative breakthroughs

Khurram Sehzadk
Gulf Business, September 29, 2024

Why Diverse Teams are More Creative: How Inclusion Leads to Innovation - Intrapreneur Nation

Why Diverse Teams are More Creative

Intrapreneur Nation, March 20, 2024

How a Diverse Team Brings More Creativity and Engagement to Your Business Across the board, a more diverse team is a more creative team.

Across the board a more diverse team is a more creative team

Eric 'Erock' Christopher, edited by Dan Bova
Entrepreneur, January 15, 2022