A Business Case for Diversity

The diversity event I went to as you can tell was A Business Case for Diversity.  Walking into this lecture I felt very awkward.  Their were a few students and I recognized some Hixons but most of the audience was older adults in suits.  I felt like I wouldn't learn anything and as the Dean of Engineering introduced the speaker he said that the previous year the main view of the event was aimed towards students, unlike this year.  So all in all I wasn't looking forward to the speaker to begin.

As Scott Page, the speaker, began his lecture I became more and more interested.  Page stated that it is important to have a group be diverse because with more diversity comes different point of views on the topic at hand.  That a diverse group may not be as fun or socialized as a non-diverse group but a diverse group will be more productive and more accurate with the work.

I took a lot away  from this presentation even though I thought it would be pointless.  This just goes to show that even if you think something won't be worth your time, its definitely worth  your time to check it out and give it a chance because it just might surprise you.