Understanding Diversity and Complexity
Scott Page
Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 at 6:00 pm – Alliant-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Scott E. Page is a fresh voice in the long-running debate on affirmative action. His book The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies uses mathematical modeling and case studies to show how variety in staffing produces organizational strength. He argues that a creative environment with individuals from different backgrounds and life experiences is essential to progress and productivity. Scott Page is director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan where he serves as Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Economics, and Political Science. His other books include Complex Adaptive Systems and the forthcoming Diversity and Complexity.Cosponsored By:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
- College of Design
- College of Engineering
- ISU - ADVANCE
- Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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