# Diversity Is Not Enough: Why Collective Intelligence Requires Both Diversity and Disagreement

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Ravi S. Kudesia]]
- Full Title: Diversity Is Not Enough: Why Collective Intelligence Requires Both Diversity and Disagreement
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- URL: https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/diversity-is-not-enough-why-collective-intelligence-requires-both-diversity-and-disagreement/

## Highlights
- 4. Disagreement optimally balances trade-offs. The disagreement strategy, in contrast, avoids these stark speed/accuracy trade-offs. Of all strategies, it enhances decision accuracy without becoming prohibitively time-consuming as the amount of information available increases.
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- The most efficient and scalable approach for information-intensive decisions is to leverage the wisdom of disagreement. It is by challenging the assumptions and opinions of our team members that we produce collective intelligence, a scarce but sorely needed quality for today’s teams.
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