Cognitive resources differ across the cognitive styles. It is helpful to have different styles in a group so that they can leverage various cognitive resources (perspectives, experiences). 

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Two factors that emerge from differences in cognitive style that support cognitive development:

- cognitive resources
- cognitive divergence

Benefits of Cognitive Style Diversity

Different perspectives, knowledge, attention, processing abilities, skills, and talents.

Cognitive Resources

Aggarwal, I., & Woolley, A. (2013). Two perspectives on intellectual capital and innovation in teams: Collective intelligence and cognitive diversity. In Driving the economy through innovation and entrepreneurship (pp. 453-460). Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0746-7_37

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