Why it’s worth listening to people you disagree with | Zachary R. Wood | TED Talk

Learn how to develop your listening skills and your cultural competence with the lessons offered in “Why it’s worth listening to people you disagree with.” Zachary R. Wood says we get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with. In this TED Talk, he makes the case that we can build compassion and empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. This talk focuses on themes of politics, communication, diversity and inclusion, collaboration and social change.