How To Debate Far More Productively At Work

What research tells us

THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF DEBATES. MOST PEOPLE AREN’T VERY GOOD AT THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY GETS US PLACES.

The second-worst kind of debate is the kind we engage in most often. It’s the debate where the goal is to prove that you’re right. E.g.:

• A couple argue about which one of them has spent more effort taking care of the baby.

• A political candidate tries to …