Aug. 18, 2026

Why Every Opinion About Diversity May Not Be Worth Your Attention

Why Every Opinion About Diversity May Not Be Worth Your Attention

If you followed the discussion around Professor Jason Arday, you heard confident voices with no relevant expertise. Here I unpack why.

In this episode we cover:

  • Why opinion and expertise are not interchangeable
  • How ALIGN evaluates whether someone is worth trusting
  • Why emotional appeals bypass your critical thinking

If you want to go further
When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis.
It stops you building work around unexamined issues and keeps you grounded in evidence your colleagues trust.
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