Silos, Silences and Diversity Gillian Tett Financial Times
• Silos = Bias • Bias = Classification We all classify but the way we do so is determined by our Education/Culture
The problem with silos is…
…they are not just about grain!
Silos can be structural…
…silos can be mental...
…silos can be social: a fishbowl?
They stop innovation…at places like Sony
They hurt finance companies...like UBS
They hurt professions…like economists
What can we learn from Facebook?
What can we learn from Cleveland Clinic?
What can we learn from firefighting?
How to breaking down silos • Keep the boundaries of teams flexible • Use cultural translators • Turn your mental map upside down • Use technology to connect • Create space to wander and collide • Think about social silences • Ask: How would you look at your world as an insider‐outsider… (or Martin or anthropologist)
Women and Diversity Inclusion as silo‐busters?
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