Written By Karin Norington-Reaves for Crain’s Chicago Business
Three young innovators in Kansas City — two African American men and one Afro-Latina — developed a groundbreaking solution for a local hospital. Their work, initially intended to increase patient engagement, has proven so successful that the hospital system is now monetizing it by making it available to hospitals regionwide.
Yet, if these same people had applied for jobs at the hospital through traditional hiring channels, they likely never would have been considered. They didn’t have college degrees, and two of them had non-white-sounding names, both factors that have been proven to significantly reduce a candidate’s chances of even landing an interview…
