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title: "Infographic: Diversity + Inclusion = Better Decision Making At Work"
description: "Diversity and Inclusion Infographic: Inclusion activates existing diversity for better performance. Diverse teams make better decisions 87% of the time."
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# [Infographic: Diversity + Inclusion = Better Decision Making At Work](https://www.cloverpop.com/resources/infographic-diversity-inclusion-better-decision-making-at-work)

 Written by [Erik Larson](https://www.cloverpop.com/resources/author/erik-larson) | Sep 19, 2017 12:04:00 PM

Get the high points of our new research with this infographic, then go deeper into the surprising results and concrete recommendations with our free white paper [Hacking Diversity With Inclusive Decision Making](https://www.cloverpop.com/hacking-diversity-with-inclusive-decision-making-white-paper).

<https://www.cloverpop.com/inclusive-decision-making-solution>

We studied 588 real business decisions made by 184 teams in a wide variety of companies over 2 years. Here is what we learned:

Decision making drives 95% of business performance.* It's the most important thing managers and executives do at work.

Teams make better decisions than individuals 66% of the time. Teams bring broader perspective, identify new choices, reduce bias and improve accountability.

Diverse teams make better decisions 87% of the time. Inclusion instantly activates existing gender, age and geographic diversity for better business decision making.

Diversity can increase friction 15%, but inclusion boosts results 60%. The worst combination is an all-male team deciding what a diverse group executes. This happens half the time in companies with fewer than 30% women. The best combination is inclusive decision making and diverse execution.

Learn more at [www.cloverpop.com/diversity](https://www.cloverpop.com/diversity/).

**Business performance study by Bain & Company, HBR: The Decision Driven Organization.*

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