Stephen Downes

This is a pretty easy argument to support, and I appreciate the effort Malinda Smith has taken to be precise about the various sorts of diversity that need to be considered. "If intellectual breakthroughs depend on anything, it is the collision - rather than convergence - of distinct ways of thinking. Critics of diversity often frame inclusion as antithetical to excellence, implying it compromises standards. This view misinterprets how knowledge is produced, debated and applied." We're familiar (I think) of the phenomenon of arguing for "viewpoint diversity" as important as well. I'm open to this, with one really important caveat - the viewpoint cannot be one that opposes or undermines other forms of diversity.