Ruth, you mentioned one of the greatest keys for this effort: Listening, truly listening. That requires opening ourselves to possibly being wrong, and probably learning new perspectives, without trying to decide how to reply while someone else is presenting their perspective. Sometimes it start with just agreeing to accept our differen…
Ruth, you mentioned one of the greatest keys for this effort: Listening, truly listening. That requires opening ourselves to possibly being wrong, and probably learning new perspectives, without trying to decide how to reply while someone else is presenting their perspective. Sometimes it start with just agreeing to accept our differences and look for the few ideas upon which we do agree to use as a foundation for building trust that the "other" isn't trying to trick us to win, but is simply sharing how they see things. Without truly listening, honest dialogue is often tainted. I also agree we need to change our rhetoric eliminating the name calling and unfounded assumptions that are often triggered. Your comment is an excellent starting point. Thank you!
Ruth, you mentioned one of the greatest keys for this effort: Listening, truly listening. That requires opening ourselves to possibly being wrong, and probably learning new perspectives, without trying to decide how to reply while someone else is presenting their perspective. Sometimes it start with just agreeing to accept our differences and look for the few ideas upon which we do agree to use as a foundation for building trust that the "other" isn't trying to trick us to win, but is simply sharing how they see things. Without truly listening, honest dialogue is often tainted. I also agree we need to change our rhetoric eliminating the name calling and unfounded assumptions that are often triggered. Your comment is an excellent starting point. Thank you!