On occasions we make ourselves feel comfortable by sticking with people that we know and agree with. In this talk Zachary R. Wood, a former President of Uncomfortable Learning at Williams College, author of Uncensored, and free speech advocate, advocates listening to those with opposing, or even personally offensive views.

In this talk he observes that we get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with.  

In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. He also addresses issues of unconscious bias and racial stereotyping. This is a brief (11 minutes) talk with a huge number of thinking points. Well worth a listen over a “mugga” and then a further listen which is then used to work out how to introduce these into your operation.