Filip Bech-Larsen, a software development manager at Impact, discusses diversity at the company. Out of 136 total employees, only 34 are women and just 7 out of 25 managers and 4 out of 55 developers are women. Research shows that diverse teams are more productive due to social sensitivity and varied perspectives, not just combined IQ. To improve diversity, Impact aims to inspire, support equal opportunity in recruiting and promotions, and foster inclusion to make all employees feel welcome. Diversity must be an ongoing effort, not just an annual event.

1. DIVERSITY AT IMPACT
Filip Bech-Larsen, Software Development Manager

2. HI, I’M FILIP
• Software Development Manager
• I ❤ coding
• Manage 9 developers (2 women)
• Google Developers Experts

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10. AT IMPACT
• Diversity makes sense
• Equal opportunity
• Influencing the systemic bias

11. THE STATS ON WOMEN AT IMPACT
• 34 women in 136 employees
• 7 women of 25 in management group
• 4 women in 55 developers 😢

12. WHY DIVERSITY
• Personal connection
• Right thing to do
• Productivity

13. TEAM PRODUCTIVITY
• Productive teams ≠ combined IQ
• Instead: social sensitivity, taking turns in conversations, number of
women
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20929725

14. GROUP PERFORMANCE
• Cognitive similarity => efficiency
• Cognitive diversity => innovation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
286512331_Collective_Intelligence_and_Group_Performance

16. OUR APPROACHTO DIVERSITY
• Inspire and support - community, schools & universities, etc.
• Equal opportunity in Recruiting, promotion, nomination
• Inclusion - make people feel welcome and part of IMPACT

17. DIVERSITY IS NOT A
ONCE-A-YEARTHING
lets inspire, give equal opportunities
and be inclusive all the time…

19. #joinIMPACT