Judge Me By My Cover: Your Voice Matters

How innovative and interesting would we be if we all think and
talk alike? How would our actions and assumptions ever be
challenged if we thought all the same?


Diversity is more than gender - although that might be the one
point of difference most talked about today. Diversity is also
about age, ethnicity, socioeconomic backgrounds, beliefs,
diversity of thoughts, and beyond. It is more than just placing a
“token” diverse member in your team - and it’s not about numbers
and quotas.


In this episode of Judge me by my cover, Bradley Leimer joins
Theodora Lau discuss the topic of diversity in innovation. The
tech world have been notoriously poor in creating an environment
where people from different backgrounds come together and
contribute to the workplace. Less than 2% of Venture capital was
allocated to women only founding teams in 2018.


But diversity is not just about the workplace or gender. It is
also about how we address social issues. How many fintechs
startups do you know of that are innovating for the 115 million
older adults and their circles of care?


None of us are born biased. And neither is our technology - it
does not , or should not, care about how old we are, what gender
or ethnicity we belong to, or where we were born. Our upbringing
and our life experiences shape our view - of how the world is,
and how it should be. That in turn, shape the solutions that we
create and the challenges we choose to tackle.


Listen in to Brad and Theo in yet another crazily engaging
conversation.


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