文档介绍：我们有理由提出这样的疑问，多元化对我们有什么益处。专业技术多元化的益处显而易见 —— 想要研发一款新型汽车，工程师，设计师和质量控制专家缺一不可 —— 那么社会多元化的
首先，我们要承认，多元化这个问题很深奥。在美国，这个对各种观点包容性creativity. It encourages the颖信息和观点的探索，成就更好的决 search for novel information and策，从而使问题得以解决。多元化能 perspectives, leading to better decision改善公司的财务状况，造就自由的探 making and problem solving. Diversity索及突破性的革新。听取不同的意见 can improve the bottom line of会改变你的思维方式。这可不是一厢 companies and lead to unfettered情愿的空想：通过对科学家，心理学
discoveries and breakthrough家，社会学家，经济学家及人口统计 innovations. Even simply being exposed学家团体数十年的追踪研究，我最终 to diversity can change the way you得出了这样的结论。
think. This is not just wishful thinking: it
is the conclusion I draw from decades of
research from organizational scientists,
psychologists, sociologists, economists
and demographers.
Information and Innovation
The key to understanding the positive influence 信息与创新
of diversity is the concept of informational 要想理解多元化的积极影响，关键在 diversity. When people are brought together to 于理解信息多元化的概念。当人们聚 solve problems in groups, they bring different 集在一起以小组为单位解决问题时， information, opinions and perspectives. This 不同的人带来了不同的信息，主张和 makes obvious sense when we talk about观点。我们讲到学科背景多元化时， diversity of disciplinary backgrounds — think 这一点尤为明显 —— 不妨回头想想刚 again of the interdisciplinary team building a 才提过的跨学科团队造车的情形。同 car. The same logic applies to social diversity. 样的逻辑也适用于社会多元化。种族， People who are different from one