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Companies have long seen the value of diversity
in the workplace-be it of culture, race,
experience, sexual orientation, thought,
nationality, generation, or gender.
And the return on investment extends far beyond any warm, fuzzy
PC payoff: Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic
diversity are 35 percent more likely to have higher financial returns
than their industry medians, according to a 2015 McKinsey study.
Yet, while prioritizing diversity may be the new normal,
companies have to push even further-especially if they want
to hold onto younger workers. More than 8 in 10 millennials are
actively engaged when they believe their company fosters an
inclusive culture, according to a 2015 study by Deloitte and the
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative.
"The business case for diversity has been written," says Seattle,
Washington, USA-based Christie Smith, Ph.D., managing
principal, consulting at Deloitte and national managing principal of
the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion, Deloitte
LLP. "It benefits innovation, execution of strategic goals, and
business outcomes."
Interior design is no exception, of course. A young team
member from Lagos, Nigeria may see something in the design
of a hospital that a woman with decades of experience in U.S.
healthcare might never have considered. Collaborating together to
spark those kinds of epiphanies can often transform a pretty good
design into something great.
A 2015 report by the Association for Psychological Science
found that diversity promotes creativity, innovation, and better
decision-making, and leads to economic growth. "Homogeneous
groups run the risk of narrow-mindedness and groupthink
(i.e., premature consensus) through misplaced comfort and
overconfidence," author Adam Galinsky and colleagues wrote.
"Diverse groups, in contrast, are often more innovative and make
better decisions, in both cooperative and competitive contexts."
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World View
Sum of Its Parts
Talk, Talk
Pre/Post
I Design
Data Viz
The Happiness Principle
Designs on Diversity
What’s Old Is New
Retail Reboot
Futureproof Now
Scratch Pad
Insider Intel
Sound Bytes
IIDA News + Updates
Why This Design Works
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - World View
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Sum of Its Parts
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Talk, Talk
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Pre/Post
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - I Design
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Data Viz
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - The Happiness Principle
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Designs on Diversity
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - What’s Old Is New
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Retail Reboot
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Futureproof Now
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Scratch Pad
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Insider Intel
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Sound Bytes
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - 53
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - IIDA News + Updates
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2016 - Why This Design Works
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