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Please name a couple of diversity-fuelled innovations

• ceol 15y ago
  Here are a couple of links to lists of contributions by women to various fields. Medicine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_medicine#Pioneering_women_in_medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_medicine#Pioneering_wo... Computing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Computing#Timeline_of_women_in_computing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Computing#Timeline_of_... Engineering: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_engineering#Notable_women_in_engineering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_engineering#Notable_wo... Geology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_geology#Female_geologists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_geology#Female_geologi... Hopefully it's apparent that having a fresh viewpoint on a problem or in a profession is valuable.
  • lrhot9 15y ago
    Surely you can see that those lists doesn't answer the question. "Nineteenth century British geologist" isn't an innovation, and a woman contributing to a field does not mean that "diversity fuels innovation".
    • ceol 15y ago
      I'm sorry. I don't have a list of innovations that happened because an underprivileged person joined a profession and used their world view. I could say the rise in Facebook/casual gaming proves there was a market going untapped, but I'm not sure if that was done by a woman/casual gamer, so I'm hesitant to use it. I was hoping it would be apparent that bringing in a different perspective would help a brand or profession appeal to a wider audience, but if you would like hard evidence this happens, I'm afraid I don't have the patience to research it. If that means my point is null-and-void, so be it.
      • lrhot9 15y ago
        I'd agree that bringing in a different perspective helps a brand or profession appeal to a wider audience. What's not apparent is that diversity fuels innovation. They're different statements.
        • ceol 15y ago
          I believe innovation is the next logical step to widening your appeal. You make new and interesting advances when the work you're doing is for a different type of person or project.
          • mangodrunk 15y ago
            How are women different?
            • ceol 15y ago
              They are few and far-between in a lot of the tech industry.
          • lrhot9 15y ago
            I'm not sure what you're saying, and even less sure of how it relates to the question at hand.
            • ceol 15y ago
              What's not to understand? When you work on something new, or take a new perspective, you make new advances. That seems pretty straight-forward.
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