At Redvespa, even as a private, family-owned and mid-sized business, we have a strong advisory board (and, unusually, a constitution, driven from purpose). We are also we are consultants who partner with business leaders. This makes us “curious and capable” exponents of the costs and benefits of diversity of thinking, and how it helps in business strategy and design.
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We are curious by nature and analytical by design; as well as our consulting, we carry out original research. Today we want to explore with our fellow businesses across Aotearoa how we best create and support diversity of thinking in NZ’s boards to get productivity gains, when non-traditional expertise is in short supply.
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This nine question survey (plus some demographic questions) shares some background research as information and provocation, and poses some questions to existing Board Chairs and members.
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If you are on multiple boards, it would be great to have a response per board; if time is tight, please pick the board that you feel is on the biggest journey around diversity.

Keith Shering
Chief Impact Officer, Redvespa