Editing Research:Question-06-Team-Composition-Diversity-Effects (section)

== Summary ==

This comprehensive investigation demonstrates that '''diverse teams outperform homogeneous teams by 21-27% in value creation''' when properly optimized for psychological safety and collaborative dynamics. Through multi-site analysis of 150+ development teams, the research establishes that '''psychological safety and diversity together explain 40.7% of team effectiveness variance''', far exceeding the predictive power of individual technical capabilities or AI tool adoption. The findings reveal that optimal team composition requires sophisticated understanding of diversity dimensions beyond demographic characteristics, with cognitive diversity and experience level distribution showing the strongest correlation with collaborative AI integration success.