No one wants to hear everything that's in your head. They just want you to live up to what comes out of your mouth.
Adam GrantRead
To get real diversity of thought, you need to find the people who genuinely hold different views and invite them into the conversation.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Real diversity of thought requires engaging with people who have genuinely different viewpoints.
In this quote, Adam Grant emphasizes the importance of including a variety of perspectives in discussions to foster true diversity of thought. He suggests that simply encouraging diverse representation is not enough; rather, it is essential to actively seek out and invite individuals with different opinions into conversations to enrich the dialogue and promote understanding.
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DiversityThoughtConversationViewsEngagement
In practice
Example use cases
During a team meeting, we should encourage everyone to share their unique perspectives based on this quote.
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