The Difference : How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Page, Scott.

Series:

Princeton Classics Series

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. The Difference is about how we think in groups--and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that make each of us unique? The answers lie in diversity--not what we look like outside, but what we look like within, our distinct tools and abilities.The Difference reveals that progress and innovation may depend less on lone thinkers with enormous IQs than on diverse people working together and capitalizing on their individuality. Page shows how groups that display a range of perspectives outperform groups of like-minded experts. Diversity yields superior outcomes, and Page proves it using his own cutting-edge research. Moving beyond the politics that cloud standard debates about diversity, he explains why difference beats out homogeneity, whether you're talking about citizens in a democracy or scientists in the laboratory. He examines practical ways to apply diversity's logic to a host of problems, and along the way offers fascinating and surprising examples, from the redesign of the Chicago ";El"; to the truth about where we store our ketchup.Page changes the way we understand diversity--how to harness its untapped potential, how to understand and avoid its traps, and how we can leverage our differences for the benefit of all.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the Princeton Classics Edition

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Acknowledgments

Prologue

INTRODUCTION. Unpacking Our Differences

Part One UNPACKING THE TOOLBOX

Part Two DIVERSITY'S BENEFITS: BUILDING FROM TOOLS

Part Three DIVERSE VALUES: A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (OR IS IT)?

Part Four. THE PUDDING: DOES DIVERSITY GENERATE BENEFITS?

Part Five. GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE

Epilogue. THE KETCHUP QUESTION

Notes

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780691271750

0691271755

OCLC:

1507696079