Name: How to disagree productively and find common ground
Uploaded: 2018-11-19T15:44:07Z
Duration: 14 min 46 s
Description: Some days, it feels like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree -- on anything. Drawing on her background as a world debate champion, Julia Dhar offers three techniques to reshape the way we talk to each other so we can start disagreeing productively and finding common ground -- over family dinners, during work meetings and in our national conversations.

Some days, it feels like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree -- on anything. Drawing on her background as a world debate champion, Julia Dhar offers three techniques to reshape the way we talk to each other so we can start disagreeing productively and finding common ground -- over family dinners, during work meetings and in our national conversations.

How to disagree productively and find common ground

The key to productive disagreement lies in structured debate that separates ideas from personal identity and starts with common ground. Research shows that simply hearing someone's voice in argument can humanize opposing views and make dialogue possible. In one striking example, an anonymous idea submission process brought overlooked voices into national policy conversations. Embracing intellectual humility, even high-stakes public figures have changed their minds when confronted with a thoughtful, face-to-face exchange.