Today, diversity is often framed as a problem—not a solution. But data and research say otherwise.
In our aging and increasingly diverse societies, we need everyone.
All backgrounds, all skills, all perspectives — to solve real problems and shape the future.
And yes, that includes you.
But here’s the thing: diverse teams aren’t always easy to build or lead — especially without experience. We all have our own stereotypes, fears, and sometimes we’re just a bit nervous.
That’s why, in this comic essay, we’ll show you some tools that have been proven to work — like blind auditions, mentoring, and hiring based on skills. To level the playing field. And unblock talent.
(Talent we actually need, did we mention that?)
Our comic will be published in 2025 towards autumn, you can find the exacte date here on the website.
You are welcome to download, read and share our comic essay “Proof of Work” for your private use—free of charge (license CC BY NC ND)!
(If you want to use it in a professional or educational context in public, the license does not apply, just contact us).
Why this comic? Why now?
The tools we show here aren’t just nice ideas. They’ve been tested, peer-reviewed, and published—in journals like AER, PNAS or Econometrica (yes, that’s a thing).
And because hardly anyone outside academia reads them (fair), we turned them into something different: visual storytelling, pencil-drawn and backed by hard data.
This comic is a love letter to research—and a counter-narrative to the loud voices who spread myths about merit, diversity, and fairness.
Just because you repeat something doesn’t make it true. Data helps. It has been proven that diversity contributes to growth, promotes innovation and increases output – if implemented wisely. You just have to know how. But that’s why people do research. And we’ll tell you about it.
Take it on a train. Use it in a workshop. Slide it across the desk to your CEO.
(Or maybe you are the CEO.)
