In the tech company I work for there is this huge push to recruit and hire people from all walks of life so the workforce is representative of the customer base, which is, idealistically, the entire world. The company is very truly serious about this, not do the usual fuzzy, hand-wavy reasons that companies often approach their diversity and inclusion programs, but for the very concrete reason that they recognize they can only build successful products that appeal to everyone of everyone’s perspectives are understood at product creation. This means that you don’t just create a product and test it with your coworkers bros, call it good, and launch. There is this elaborate process to see how the product would be seen for people in different languages, time zones, keyboard layouts, various disabilities, ages, income profiles, on and on and on.
The bottom line is that I see a top company seeing the concrete value in making sure as many viewpoints are gathered as possible because it materially improves the quality of products it produces. Similarly I can see that if a government is supposed to work for all of us then necessarily it should understand our different walks of life, needs, challenges, and strengths. Business recognizes that it is awesome to have an open mind but sometimes nothing replaces a set of eye with a different perspective from you because they will see things you just don’t. I don’t think it is a stretch to extend the same concept to government.