Everyone is alike. A homogenous group continues to do the same thing over and other. Wealth is created by innovation, and innovation is the direct result of differences. Look at nature, he says. Plants that are similar have difficulty surviving in a complex ecosystem, but when plants of a diverse nature are grouped together, they produce more and are better able to withstand predators.
Differences allow more opportunity for innovation.
The Leaders Forum's presentation, held the same day at the Italian Community Center, was closer to the mark. The actors presented four humorous vignettes based on workplace issues that were a catalyst for a round-table discussion. In the first scene, a guy named Steve had just completed 25 hours of diversity training. With his manual in hand, he encounters a black man in an elevator. He proudly consults his diversity manual for what to do next, but finds nothing on how to deal with black people.