The story of the orange illustrates a bunch of things, but I guess especially positions and interests. The idea is that in terms of on the surface, it looks like the sisters have these positions that are opposed to each other. But once you talk about once you ask them that magic question: why does this matter to you? It becomes instantly obvious that there's a better solution.
In this episode, we sit down with negotiation expert Misha Glouberman who explains how to talk to people about things -- that is, how to avoid the pitfalls associated with debate when two or more people attempt to come to an agreement that will be mutually beneficial.
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