strength in diversity

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Dictionary meaning

the principle that groups, organisations, and societies are more capable, resilient, and innovative when they include members with varied backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills than when they are homogeneous; the concept draws on ecology, where diverse ecosystems are more stable and productive than monocultures, and on social science research showing that cognitively diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones on complex problem-solving tasks; in the African continental context, strength in diversity is invoked to reframe the continent's extraordinary linguistic, cultural, and ecological variety — sometimes seen as a challenge to integration — as a fundamental asset for innovation, trade, and collective problem-solving