Traditional industries are being disrupted by agile, innovative startups faster than ever before. In that context, new and diverse ways of thinking are required for larger and more established organisations to respond to new market dynamics, evolving customer needs and increasingly complex technologies.
Bringing targeted diversity to the boardroom is one way to quickly augment existing talent with the creative talents of the disrupters. While boardroom diversity refers to myriad attributes such as gender, ethnicity, age or experience, the ultimate goal of a diverse assembly is to achieve cognitive diversity that brings different points of view that lead to more effective and creative decision-making.
