The Difference：How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (New Edition)

Inthislandmarkbook,ScottPageredefinesthewayweunderstandourselvesinrelationtooneanother.TheDifferenceisabouthowwethinkingroups-andhowourcollectivewisdomexceedsthesumofitsparts.Whycanteamsofpeoplefindbettersolutionsthanbrilliantindividualsworkingalone?Andwhyarethebestgroupdecisionsandpredictionsthosethatdrawupontheveryqualitiesthatmakeeachofusunique?Theanswerslieindiversity-notwhatwelooklikeoutside,butwhatwelooklikewithin,ourdistincttoolsandabilities.TheDifferencerevealsthatprogressandinnovationmaydependlessonlonethinkerswithenormousIQsthanondiversepeopleworkingtogetherandcapitalizingontheirindividuality.Pageshowshowgroupsthatdisplayarangeofperspectivesoutperformgroupsoflike-mindedexperts.Diversityyieldssuperioroutcomes,andPageprovesitusinghisowncutting-edgeresearch.Movingbeyondthepoliticsthatcloudstandarddebatesaboutdiversity,heexplainswhydifferencebeatsouthomogeneity,whetheryou'retalkingaboutcitizensinademocracyorscientistsinthelaboratory.Heexaminespracticalwaystoapplydiversity'slogictoahostofproblems,andalongthewayoffersfascinatingandsurprisingexamples,fromtheredesignoftheChicagoEltothetruthaboutwherewestoreourketchup.Pagechangesthewayweunderstanddiversity-howtoharnessitsuntappedpotential,howtounderstandandavoiditstraps,andhowwecanleverageourdifferencesforthebenefitofall.