Putting Our Differences to Work : Resources

Reader's Resources

The following resources and studies are provided to support your work and
expand your own learning and discovery about putting our differences to
work.

Putting Our Differences to Work Organizational Snapshot

Choice either the PDF or PowerPoint version. Each has instructions and is fully explained in Debbe Kennedy's book, Putting Our Differences to Work.

The Wisdom Collection Directory
...a putting our differences to work Wiki

The Putting Our Differences to Work Wisdom Collection Wiki holds a treasury of wisdom that has been woven from each of the chapters in Debbe Kennedy's book, Putting Our Differences to Work. The Wisdom Collection Directory was created to give you easy access to the references in the book all in one place, including knowledge, stories, thoughts, and quotes from a diverse group of leaders, past and present, from public, private, corporate, and government organizations; entrepreneurs; educators; and global citizens with fingerprints from authors, philosophers, experts, artists, poets and musicians. We also chose the "wiki" format, so you can add your perspective, favorite stories or quotes in the book, as well as adding other related pieces of wisdom from your own experience and knowledge.

The Putting Our Differences to Work Wiki will launch in July 2008.

Global Dialogue Center

A virtual gathering place for people throughout the world with an inten-
tional focus on leadership, professional, and personal development. It is also
the home of Women in the Lead. Available here.

PODCASTS, VIDEOS AND EXHIBITS

Related Videos and Tools from Joel Barker

Joel Barker has an extensive library of videos and other useful tools for putting our differences to work. Here are a few that will support you in all the phases of change:

Innovation at the Verge
Joel explores the ideas and discoveries he introduces in Putting Our Differences to Work about innovation at the verge of differences. In this landmark film, he reads from Putting Our Differences to Work by Debbe Kennedy.
Wealth, Innovation and Diversity: Putting Our Differences to Work in the 21st Century
Joel discusses the connection between diversity and innovation and between innovation and wealth.
Power of Vision
The Power of Vision demonstrates that having a positive vision of the future is the most forceful motivator for change -- for success -- that companies, schools, communities, nations, and individuals possess.
Paradigm Pioneers
Paradigm Pioneers identifies the essential traits of these trailblazers and discusses how you can become one.
Leadershift: Five Lessons for Leaders in the 21st Century
The concept of leadership is changing. Leadershift explores these shifts and offers five concepts to improve the performance of any leader.
The New Business of Paradigms
Organizations need to innovate and change in order to survive. Joel’s best-selling training video, The New Business of Paradigms, explains how the rules we live by can limit our ability to innovate and be creative.

All are available through Star Thrower Distribution: (800) 242-3220.

Implications Wheel

A strategic tool for exploring the future and long-term implications of change. Available here.

Seeds of innovation Team and Organization assessment

This assessment, created by Elaine Dundon and Alex Pattakos, Ph.D., allows individuals and teams to identify where new ideas and processes are thriving and what’s standing in the way. Available through HRDQ and here.

Related Studies

The direct online links to the studies are available below. Each provides a unique perspective on changing workplaces, marketplaces, and communities and the opportunities we have to put our differences to work.

“Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century: The 2006
Johan Skytte Prize Lecture,” by Robert D. Putnam, Nordic Political
Science Association, 2007
Global CEO Study: Expanding the Innovation Horizon, IBM, 2006
Global Innovation Outlook 2.0 Report, IBM Global Services, 2006
How to Use Social Media to Engage Employees, Global Survey by
Melcrum, 2007
“Identity Integration and Innovation,” by Chi-Ying Cheng, Jeffrey
Sanchez-Burks, and Fiona Lee, Ross School of Business, March
2007
The Future of the Internet II: Survey of Technology Thinkers and
Stakeholders, by Pew Internet & American Life Project, September
2006
“Building Social and Intellectual Capital: HR’s Contribution to
Organizational Effectiveness,” by Robert J. Green, Society of
Human Resource Management (SHRM), June 2007
Research on Managing Groups and Teams, volume 10, Affect and
Groups, by Elizabeth A. Mannix, Margaret A. Neale, and Cameron
P. Anderson. Available at Amazon.com or Science Direct (individual chapters).

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