Furthermore, Cain contends that workplace innovation and productivity suffer when extroverts are valued more than introverts. In fact, research indicates that brainstorming in groups results in lower quality ideas, whereas there is a strong link between solitude and creativity. IN general, open office plane reduce concentration, lower productivity, and make it difficult to retrain good employees . “Our most important institutions are designed for extroverts. We have a waste of talent,” say Cain.
Ultimately Cain believes our society can learn a great deal from introverts. “It’s a very powerful thing to be quiet and collect thoughts.”