79. Equity by Design: How Diversity Ignites Creativity

If we want healthier companies, schools, and teams associate professor of organizational behavior Adina Sterling says investing in the health of marginalized groups “can have enormous spillover effects for everyone.”
Sterling is an organizational theorist and economic sociologist whose research explores how human relationships affect organizations and markets. As she says, “The outcomes that individuals, groups, and organizations experience have to do with the social networks that they have.”
In her class and lab, Equity by Design, Sterling explores the structural and cultural drivers of workplace inequality. In this episode of Think Fast Talk Smart, she and Matt Abrahams discuss how organizations can leverage social networks, DE&I efforts, and better communication to create better outcomes for individuals and the collective.
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[@bgp7287]

I love how this channel provokes thought and exchanges of ideas.

[@sociolocomtsac]

Meanwhile, college admissions departments, like at Stanford, think "skin color" is diversity. An Asian who fought poverty, enjoyed unique experiences, and has done amazing things, despite the odds, will be handicapped against a black kid from the suburbs. Skin color being a factor for anything is extremely racist to all parties.

[@MilanElan]

Multi ethnic multi cultural countries fall apart. 10% native American here, Calusa and Arawak mostly, stay out of my continent and return to Asia. My people were genocided once, stay in your continent.

[@sociolocomtsac]

@@MilanElan Disease mostly killed "your people," or if we're talking genetics, 90% of you killed the 9.98% of you via diseases. Indians killed each other all the time. Just like how blacks captured other blacks to sell as slaves. We're individuals, not our skin color.
Interesting, because native Americans are genetically very similar to North/East Asians. What, because some of our people crossed the Bering Strait 10-20k years ago, you're now special? 🤣Oh I've left the US a long time ago.

[@bgp7287]

there is no so called black kids from the suburbs. They are from inner cities, shelters & slums. Also, look at how asian culture appropriates so called black culture. Cant appropriate systemic oppression.

[@vace8914]

We allege and have reason to believe that nationality was conferred upon Us at birth, Where's Our estates equity for those specific, unique and special deposits? We allege they are reason for Us to be forgiven debt!