Introduction : Unpacking our differences -- pt. 1. Unpacking the toolbox. Diverse perspectives ; Heuristics ; Interpretations ; Predictive models ; Measuring sticks and toolboxes -- pt. 2. Diversity's benefits : Building from tools. Diversity and problem solving ; Models of information aggregation ; Diversity and prediction -- pt. 3. Diverse values : A conflict of interests. Diverse preferences ; Preference aggregation ; Interacting toolboxes and preferences -- pt. 4. The pudding : Does diversity generate benefits?. The causes of cognitive diversity ; The empirical evidence -- pt. 5. Going on the offensive. A fertile logic
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 ma
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-410) and index
