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Diversity and inclusion is a must to make innovation work for all

Fostering a creative and constructive dynamic between groups is a recipe for success.
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  1. Marte C. W. Solheim

    1. Marte C. W. Solheim is head of the Stavanger Centre for Innovation Research, University of Stavanger Business School, Norway.

A decade ago, I was working in Norway’s maritime industry as a communications adviser, and I noticed how diverse the workforce was, with a large number of highly skilled foreign-born workers. It became obvious how they could contribute to innovation in many ways, for example, through their unique position to boost their employers’ international presence by helping to secure contracts with businesses in their countries of origin.

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Nature 612, S11 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04205-2

This article is part of Nature Index 2022 Innovation, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content.

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The author declares no competing interests.

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