We often make strong, almost immovable assumptions about people who are in different groups to us. And we often don't really know what to do about it or how to tackle it. So one of the things that we talk about in the book is the identification of shared goals and some commonality. We're not suggesting political stuff should be a protectid characteristic. But you can actually end up with people who agree on an awful lot of things when you do thatd good innovation"
In their recent book, Poles Apart, behavioural scientist Alex Chesterfield, public affairs specialist Laura Osborne and political advisor Ali Goldsworthy look at what factors drive society apart and what can help bring it back together. Economist and broadcaster Linda Yueh hosts a wide-ranging discussion with the authors exploring not only the cultural forces at play, but also the economic, political and social media triggers that tip people from healthy disagreement into dangerous hostility.
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