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Originally Posted by Rodsrsr

Diversity in it of itself does not create innovation....Talent creates innovation.

We didn't take Wernher von Braun in order to be inclusive. We took him because he was a bad azz who just happened to be German. See how that works.

Single genius vs a team based approach, two very different things. Pretty much every study of team dynamics suggests that diversity within teams tends to foster an environment more conducive to creativity and innovation, all other things being equal. It’s really common sense, if you have a bunch of really similar people with really similar experiences in a room, it almost becomes a groupthink scenario.

Originally Posted by cmccuist

I hope she sticks with it, but it's not for every woman. Both my daughters started out in engineering and they both hated it. Oh well! They ended up landing on their feet - one is a doctor and the other an attorney.

My son though, he's an engineer and loves it!!

Each to his/her own.

Yeah I know, 11 is a long way from 19 and starting college. I’m going to enjoy it for now though, I’m an aerospace engineer and enjoy talking about space stuff with her.