How to Use Individuality to Make Good Group Decisions

We are not just what we eat or think— we are a combination of many different things. We are our gender, race, ancestry, age, economic, political and social standing and many other defining traits. We are the food we eat, the shows we watch and even the things we do. We are in a lot of ways similar, but also different. 

Since we are in some ways different and the same, we use our diversity and similarity to achieve our personal and professional goals. Aside from that, they also influence our decisions as individuals and as groups.

As individuals, it’s a given that our differences from each other make us unique.  But on a macro level, does our diversity make it possible for us to work together effectively? Yes, but with hard work. 

Regardless of our internal belief systems, our diversity can make it difficult for us to work together. That is why it’s important for us to constantly communicate and connect.  And by communicate, we don’t mean to talk just to express. Communication also involves listening and understanding. 

Social development coaching and even self development coaches have provided many different systems of how we can connect as human beings. There are also many existing books and blogs that teach us many different ways on how we can use our individuality to make effective decisions whether as a group or as individuals. 

By following effective systems of communication, we are able to find a middle ground between our beliefs and those of other people’s. This in turn will make unity and collaboration easier to achieve. Our diversity is the reason why we, as humans, are capable of being divided or united.

As human beings, our individuality is our strength. We use it to make individual decisions, but with the right mindset, system of communication and an open mind, we can also use it to make effective decisions as a collective.