Conversation around Adam Grant's Think Again.

• Task Conflict vs Relationship Conflict
• The absence of conflict is not harmony; it is apathy
• Beliefs vs Values; what you think is true vs what you think is important. Be open around beliefs; be committed to values.
• Preachers, Prosecutors, Politicians... and Scientists: defend or beliefs, prove the others wrong, seek approval and be liked... hypothesize and experiment.
• Support Network... and a Challenge Network. (Can we force ourselves to have a Challenge Network by using the Six Thinking Hats?)
• Awaken curiosity (your own, and other's to help them change their mind)
• Successful negotiators spend more time looking for common ground and asking questions to understand
• Solution Aversion: someone rejecting a proposed solution may end up rejecting the existence of the problem itself (e.g. climate change)