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Using Empathy and Curiosity to Overcome Differences
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Using Empathy and Curiosity to Overcome Differences
Episode Summary
Bill Riddick, an African-American community leader and counselor, must find a way to bridge the divide between Black and white community leaders, who are on opposing sides of school integration in Durham, North Carolina, in 1971. Harvard Business School professors Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga discuss how empathy and curiosity can foster understanding in divisive situations.
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