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I would like to look more into diversity among neurological disorders and different occasions and people who participate and are affected by it. As someone who has ADD and has needed a little extra help in school to do the best possible work that I can, I find the topic as a whole very interesting. I understand that that is not as extreme as what Austin and Pisano discussed in their article, but I am able to relate to somewhat of what they were saying. I also think that this is a kind of diversity that is overlooked and there needs to be a larger focus on it. I think that the experts to talk about this would be people who study neurological disorders and people who work on recruiting and hiring people to work for a company. They can both discuss the different sides to the hiring process and working with the company that will provide helpful and important information.
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While Kaplan and Donovan ague that while people may have the right intentions when it comes to diversity and/or inclusion, it is not more or less important than following through and allowing actions to match up with ideas. Austin and Pisano agree that diversity and inclusion need to take place but are less focused on the intentions and more focused on the outcome.
I had a hard time coming up with a statement because both articles discuss similar ideas that I agree with. That being said it was not easy to come up with a way that they “disagreed” or had “contradicting” ideas. However, after thinking about both articles and looking them back over I noticed that the idea of intentions behind the actions differed just a little bit. While I definitely think that like Kaplan and Donovan discussed that the intensions are important, I do think that in the end at least we are getting somewhere and are treating people like they should be treated, as equals.
Zoe,
I think that it is great that you are going to research something that you can relate to and are passionate about. It is definitely overlooked, as so many people deal with neurological conditions, whether they be ADD, dyslexia, or some other form. I think your layout of the two articles using the TSIS template was great. I do not think you have to come up with ideas that completely contradict each other, however I agree with you that the intent of the two articles was a little different.
Good work, Zoe. In both of your responses, you’re pointing toward something important–that we need to recognize the finer distinctions between sources and their perspectives. These aren’t simple black-and-white, for-and-against kinds of issues. Instead, we can see more clearly when we engage with a variety of different perspectives.