Here's how you can infuse diverse perspectives into technological innovation.

We live in a diverse world. This has to be represented in every organisation. So you should cultivate an organizational culture that values and celebrates diversity of thought, backgrounds, and perspectives in your organisation. You can encourage open dialogue, empathy-building exercises, and create safe spaces for employees to share their unique experiences and viewpoints. The best way for you is to establish clear diversity and inclusion goals, and ensure these values are reflected in recruitment, policies, and decision-making processes.

Na minha experiência iniciativas de inova??o em saúde com melhor desempenho empregam, na sua composi??o, equipes multidisciplinares. Esta troca de experiências é fundamental para ampliar as possibilidades criativas e criticas. Outra ponto importante é a diversifica??o por meio de parcerias "cross industry", ampliando mais ainda as capacidades técnicas e experiências envolvidas nas iniciativas.

Parcerias e colabora??es externas: Estabele?a parcerias e colabora??es com outras empresas, institui??es acadêmicas, organiza??es da sociedade civil e profissionais do setor de tecnologia para trazer novas perspectivas, conhecimentos e ideias para os projetos de inova??o. Treinamento e capacita??o em diversidade e inclus?o: Promova treinamentos e capacita??es sobre diversidade, inclus?o, bias inconsciente e sensibilidade cultural para sensibilizar e capacitar os colaboradores a reconhecer e valorizar as diferentes perspectivas presentes na equipe. Incentivo à curiosidade e ao pensamento crítico: Estimule a curiosidade, o questionamento e o pensamento crítico entre os membros da equipe de inova??o tecnológica.

Esto puede ser algo obvio, sin embargo, no todas las organizaciones realmente practican la inclusión. Muchas veces vemos casos de organizaciones que cumplen con cuotas de diversidad, sin embargo, las decisiones se siguen tomando de manera poco inclusiva y jerárquica. Lo anterior va en detrimento de la capacidad de innovación de dichas organizaciones.

A colabora??o é fundamental para inova??o. O processo de inova??o deve ser colaborativo, envolvendo diversos atores no processo. N?o somente garantindo ativamente a participa??o, mas executando de fato a itera??o nos projetos. Estes ciclos colaborativos de aprendizado s?o fundamentais para um processo de inova??o.

En mi experiencia cuando personas con experiencias y orígenes diversos colaboran es cuando uno genera ideas más robustas, ya que se construyen productos basados en perspectivas diversas también; tan diversas como lo son nuestros usuarios.

You need to involve diverse stakeholders. I made very good experiences by actively involving stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, including representatives from minority communities, to understand their unique needs and perspectives when it comes to developing new technologies or products. This inclusive approach can lead to more innovative and equitable solutions. You have to "look through the eyes" of the people which later use the technology.

It is not about having a "diversity weekend course" and stopping there. You need to develop immersive educational experiences that foster a deep understanding and appreciation for the unique challenges, backgrounds, and viewpoints of underrepresented communities. These initiatives should aim to uncover and address unconscious biases, build cultural competence, and highlight the invaluable contributions that diverse perspectives bring to the table. The goal is to create a workplace culture that not only acknowledges but genuinely embraces and celebrates diversity, recognizing it as a catalyst for creativity, problem-solving, and driving meaningful technological advancements that cater to the needs of a diverse society.

What better way to represent the needs of diverse users then to collect and analyze data on user demographics, preferences, and behaviors to gain insights into the diverse needs and experiences of your target audience? Actively seek feedback from underrepresented communities to identify potential biases or gaps in your products or services. There are many ways to do this - you could even establish focus groups which will give you great insight into the needs of your target audience.

Temos acompanhando tanto o tempo de execu??o dos projetos, como quantidade de aprendizados gerados, melhorias implementadas em ciclos de desenvolvimento, por exemplo.