Skills for Disagreeing Better Hosted by Inver Hills Community College

This workshop is a free event brought to you by Inver Hills Community College and Braver Angels. In this polarized time, we lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding. We can learn to disagree better in polarized times, which means accurately seeing where we differ and where we share common ground.

Program goals:

• More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically
• Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard
• Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear — even if they disagree