The Power of Diverse Thinking

Question 1

Cognitive diversity

Answer 1

adjective - noun

The inclusion of people who have different perspectives

_{There is some cognitive diversity lacking in their marketing department.}

_{We are trying to encourage greater cognitive diversity.}

Question 2

Conceptually

Answer 2

adverb

In terms of a concept / ideas

_{Conceptually, this campaign is completely different from the previous one.}

_{I think the plan was bad conceptually.}

Question 3

A trick question

Answer 3

noun

A question which seems easy to answer, but has a hidden difficulty

_{Don’t worry, this is not a trick question.}

_{I think he was asking a trick question.}

Question 4

Homogenous

Answer 4

adjective

People who are similar to each other

_{Most Asian countries have very homogenous societies.}

_{They have a very homogenous way of thinking.}

Question 5

Relative

Answer 5

adjective

In relation / in comparison to something else

_{I have been living in relative comfort for the past year.}

_{I think it is a relatively good wine.}

Question 6

Uplift

Answer 6

noun

Improvement

_{We’ve seen a massive uplift in the quality of new recruits.}

_{Unfortunately there was no significant uplift in confidence after the meeting.}

Question 7

Validate one’s worldview

Answer 7

verbal phrase

To prove the way you see the world / reality as correct

_{He only hangs out with friends who validate his worldview.}

_{People usually only consume media which validate their worldview.}

Question 8

A part of one’s brain lights up

Answer 8

idiom

A part of your brain (thinking) is stimulated / activated

_{Good food and good company really lights up my brain.}

_{Drugs like caffeine usually lights up the pleasure centers of people’s brains.}

Question 9

Confirm one’s prejudices

Answer 9

verbal phrase

To incorrectly think that one’s biases are in fact true

_{All the fake news he is consuming is only confirming his prejudices.}

_{If you work with people who think the same as you they will only help confirm your prejudices.}

Question 10

Like-minded others

Answer 10

adjective - noun

People who share similar opinions / preferences

_{He likes to surround himself with like-minded others.}

_{You cannot come up with an original idea if you only consult like-minded others.}

Question 11

Gravely mistaken

Answer 11

adverb - adjective

To be completely wrong about something

_{I think he is gravely mistaken buying that stock.}

_{You might be gravely mistaken.}

Question 12

Eminent

Answer 12

adjective

A person who is very famous and well-respected in a particular field

_{We were able to invite some eminent members of the local business community to our event.}

_{She is one of the world’s most eminent historians.}

Question 13

Compelling

Answer 13

adjective

An argument / reason that makes you believe it because it is so strong

_{He made a very compelling argument why we should stay open.}

_{I don’t think the reasons he gave are very compelling.}

Question 14

Spectacularly

Answer 14

adverb

Extremely

_{It really was a spectacularly beautiful view.}

_{I think he is spectacularly wrong.}

Question 15

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