A Business Case for Diversity

When I think of diversity, one of the first things that pops into my mind is the movie Anchorman. When they are at the meeting and the boss tells them that they need diversity, and Champ Kind asks what diversity is. Ron Burgundy replies with,“ I believe it is an old wooden ship that was used in the Civil War Era.” Well, yes this is ridiculous that this is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of diversity, but if any you have seen the movie, it is actually a good example of diversity, and what Scott E. Page was trying to say in his lecture. During this point in the movie, they get introduced to Veronica, the new anchor for the news. This was based in the 1970s so this was insane for these times, but as the movie goes on and she is the head anchor, the news ratings are up, and nobody is getting along anymore. Which is what was said in the lecture. Scott E. Page mentioned that groups that are diverse rather than homogenous don’t get along as well, but altogether produce better results. If you have a group with people from the same background, you will get very limited results and ideas, but if you have a group of people who are from different backgrounds, countries, cultures, and religions you will get a widespread of ideas, and more views are better than one. That’s generally what Scott E. Page was trying to get at in his lecture. I can’t believe I just used Anchorman as an example for something.