Promoting Cognitive Diversity

You've probably experienced what happens when coworkers have challenges that they can’t seem to resolve. In these cases, managers sometimes encourage employees to work together so they can leverage their different perspectives to find a solution. They accomplish this by understanding cognitive diversity, and this course is designed to help you promote it within your team or organization. As you find opportunities to encourage diverse thought, you’ll experience the well-researched benefits, such as enhanced creativity and innovation.

This course will teach you how to promote cognitive diversity in your team or organization in a way that is productive and beneficial. You will also learn how to utilize mental models and maps to help your team collaborate more effectively. You’ll also learn why cross-departmental collaboration can promote diversity of thought. We’ll talk about mental models and maps, as well as how they can combat cognitive dissonance in the workplace. You’ll be better able to assign roles based on your employees’ thinking patterns.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the challenges of promoting cognitive diversity
• Create a workplace environment that supports diverse thought
• Apply mental models and maps to promote cognitive diversity
• Differentiate roles according to cognitive style