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DIVERSITY DRIVES
Innovation
Michael Santoli
After a hugely informative discussion of the global
economic meltdown from Dr. Farrokh Langdana, professor of
finance and economics at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., followed by insights into the changing economy from Barron’s Senior
Editor Michael Santoli, the chief diversity officers discussed how
diversity is the key to the economic recovery and how that impacts
their corporate strategies.
For videos of Langdana and Santoli, go to www.DiversityInc.com/events/videos
KeyTakeaways
Dr. Farrokh
Langdana
Diversity enables us to create content and ideas that differentiate us in
the marketplace
By giving more people access to capital and access to opportunity,
you’ll get more ideas—and some of them will save your business
Sustainable change needs systems that imbed innovation in
the process
Because we have a global economy, we need to find answers in
different places than we did in the past
Smart companies are still bringing in new talent, even in cost-cutting times.
They need the innovation
what
did the CDOs say?
“Diversity should take
a leading role in driving
innovation and business
growth. It will help bring us
out of the current economy.”
CINDY BRINKLEY, senior vice president,
talent development, and chief diversity officer at
AT&T, No. 2 in The 2009 DiversityInc Top 50
Companies for Diversity®
“Different ways of thinking
drive innovation. We have
to create an environment
that fosters mutual
accountability.”
ANTHONY CARTER, vice president and chief
diversity officer at Johnson & Johnson, No. 1
in the DiversityInc Top 50
