In many ways, we’ve all experienced how disagreements can lead to terrible outcomes. We have also all experienced how disagreements can lead to incredible outcomes such as how successful we’ve become in reducing extreme poverty or finding the perfect combination of toppings on a pizza. Having healthy disagreements can propel your business idea to the stratosphere or disintegrate it into nothing.
Bo Seo, two time World Debate Champion, was the debate coach at Harvard and is the authour of Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard, shares his thoughts on having healthier disagreements.