What you can learn from people who disagree with you | Shreya Joshi | TED Talk

In her TED Talk on the importance of compassion, empathy and communication for conflict resolution, Shreya Joshi explores “What you can learn from people who disagree with you.” Joshi diagnoses a key source of polarization in US politics as seeing the other side as malevolent or evil. By developing compassion and empathy for those we disagree with, we can engage in collaboration and teamwork through productive conversations. “When we are able to recognize what unites us, it becomes so much easier to have conversations about what divides us,” she says.
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