The simplest explanation is often the best explanation but is that true when it comes to Diversity and Inclusion?
Get your pen and paper ready because we’re talking about The Problem with using A Simple Approach To Diversity & Inclusion
In todays show we discuss several things including:
- Why we want Diversity & Inclusion to be simple
- A powerful principle to help your decision making
- Why a Simple Approach can be unhelpful and much more
Here’s some of what I share in the show:
Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily
So if you’ve got two or more theories to explain an outcome; you should choose the most simple theory, the most simple explanation, the one with the least moving parts. You want to avoid multiplying entities if it’s unnecessary
Sometimes it’s necessary to multiply entities
It can be hiding place for considering other options, it can imply that you already have the answers and this can also be used as a way to ignore some of the complexities of the world we live in
All things are rarely equal
This is a situation that’s rare in science, but imagine that in the social world. The world we inhabit, not only is it difficult to claim the results are the same but all other things are rarely equal
SHOWNOTES
How to Use Occam’s Razor Without Getting Cut
Why Using Common Sense is a Diversity & Inclusion Mistake
UK music industry urged to drop ‘offensive’ term BAME
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