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**Title:** How diversity makes teams more innovative
**Author:** Rocío Lorenzo
**Citation:** Lorenzo, R. (October 2017). *How diversity makes teams more innovative* [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/rocio_lorenzo_how_diversity_makes_teams_more_innovative
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# Abstract ~ 3 Sentence Summary
Diversity leads to innovation, but only when there is critical mass. There must be 20% women in leadership before gender diversity has an impact on innovation. The focus should be on hiring more women and then developing and promoting more women into leadership.
## Author's Purpose
To persuade us that diverse organizations are more innovative, and that diversity could be a competitive advantage.
# Notes & Important Ideas
#### Diversity drives innovation
- [[diversity|Diversity]] often seen as something to comply with out of political correctness, or right thing to do.
- Most don't see it as something that will help them achieve their key goals
- Diverse teams, while they require more effort at the beginning, bring fresher, more creative ideas
- Study of 171 companies in Europe showed that more diverse companies are more innovative
- diversity drives [[innovation]] and innovation drives diversity
#### Companies should make it a priority to increase women in leadership
- Need to have more than 20% women in leadership for gender diversity to have a positive impact on innovation
- Education does not translate into leadership
- Two most important questions are "who are we hiring?" and "who are we developing and promoting"
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