The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies. Page, S. E. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2007.
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Prologue Fun At Caltech (pdf) Introduction Alphs Wanted Poster (pdf) PART I UNPACKING THE TOOLBOX 1 Diverse Perspectives How We See Things (pdf) 2 Heuristics Do The Opposite 3 Interpretations Our Own Private Flatland 4 Predictive Models Judging Books by Their Covers 5 Measuring Sticks and Toolboxes Calipers for the Brain (pdf) PART II DIVERSITY BENEFITS: BUILDING FROM TOOLS 6 Diversity and Problem Solving Darwins Brass Tacks (pdf) 7 Models of Information Aggregation Mindless Signals 8 Diversity and Prediction The Crowd of Models PART III DIVERSE VALUES: THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (OR IS IT)? 9 Diverse Preferences Why Tapas 10 Preference Aggregation Four (Not So) Depressing Results 11 Interacting Toolboxes and Preferences Go Ask Alice PART IV THE PUDDING: DOES DIVERSITY GENERATE BENEFITS? 12 The Causes of Cognitive Diversity Family Vacations, College or Identity? 13 The Empirical Evidence The Pudding PART V GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE 14 A Fertile Logic Putting Ideas to Work Epilogue The Ketchup Question Endnotes
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  address = {Princeton, NJ},
  title = {The {Difference}: {How} the {Power} of {Diversity} {Creates} {Better} {Groups}, {Firms}, {Schools}, and {Societies}},
  abstract = {Prologue Fun At Caltech (pdf)

Introduction Alphs Wanted Poster (pdf)

PART I UNPACKING THE TOOLBOX

1 Diverse Perspectives How We See Things (pdf)

2 Heuristics Do The Opposite

3 Interpretations Our Own Private Flatland

4 Predictive Models Judging Books by Their Covers

5 Measuring Sticks and Toolboxes Calipers for the Brain (pdf)

PART II DIVERSITY BENEFITS: BUILDING FROM TOOLS

6 Diversity and Problem Solving Darwins Brass Tacks (pdf)

7 Models of Information Aggregation Mindless Signals

8 Diversity and Prediction The Crowd of Models

PART III DIVERSE VALUES: THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (OR IS IT)?

9 Diverse Preferences Why Tapas

10 Preference Aggregation Four (Not So) Depressing Results

11 Interacting Toolboxes and Preferences Go Ask Alice

PART IV THE PUDDING: DOES DIVERSITY GENERATE BENEFITS?

12 The Causes of Cognitive Diversity Family Vacations, College or Identity?

13 The Empirical Evidence The Pudding

PART V GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE

14 A Fertile Logic Putting Ideas to Work

Epilogue The Ketchup Question

Endnotes},
  publisher = {Princeton University Press},
  author = {Page, Scott E.},
  year = {2007}
}

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