How Embracing Opposing Outlooks Can Bring Us Future Opportunities

Author Allyson Hewitt
Finding the answers in the "and" of the equation

Why It Matters

Black and white perspectives, binaries, polarization: for impact-focused leaders, these traps can be everywhere, but according to McConnell Foundation Senior Fellow Allyson Hewitt, future opportunities can be found at the intersection of seemingly opposing outlooks.

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