Tag Archives: diversity

People in more racially diverse neighborhoods are more prosocial.

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Five studies tested the hypothesis that people living in more diverse neighborhoods would have more inclusive identities, and would thus be more prosocial. Study 1 found that people residing in more racially diverse metropolitan areas were more likely to tweet … Continue reading →

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Distances and Diversity: Sources for Social Creativity

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

The power of the unaided, individual mind is highly overrated: The Renaissance scholar no longer exists. Although creative individuals are often thought of as working in isolation, the role of interaction and collaboration with other individuals is critical to creativity. … Continue reading →

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Experiencing Creativity in the Organization: From Individual Creativity to Collective Creativity

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

For creative organizations, the ideas and insights of their employees are of crucial importance. Most of the creativity research concentrates only on individual aspects of creativity. This paper also stresses the collective aspect of creativity in the organization. It studies … Continue reading →