Are mixed societies more creative than homogeneous ones?
Is there a diversity advantage for cities?
If so what are the practical ways of helping communities to realise their advantage through living and working together rather than apart?
The conclusions so far are that we need to look afresh through an intercultural lens at the way our towns and cities are run, because a greater emphasis on interaction, bridging and the exchange of ideas can release a diversity dividend of social and economic benefits for our communities. The catalyst can often be remarkable individuals or groupings who transgress cultural and social boundaries, but local authorities often know little or nothing about these intercultural innovators. Cities can get a grips with this new way of working by the introduction of a toolkit of quantitative, qualitative and documentary methods: the indicators of interculturalism and openness.