Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides 

2023-24 Positive Links Speaker Series
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
October 30, 2023
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About the event:
We live in enormously polarized times. From politics to race, religion, gender, and class, division runs rampant. In 2020, 40 percent of each political party said that supporters of the opposing party were “downright evil.” In 2019, hate crimes reached a ten-year high in the United States. One in five Americans suffers from chronic loneliness. How did we become so alienated? Why is our sense of belonging so undermined?
Join Geoffrey Cohen, author of "Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides," in a fireside chat with Ethan Kross to learn science-backed techniques for navigating modern social life that can help us overcome our differences, create empathy, and forge lasting connections even across divides. Geoffrey will share useful takeaways for managers and educators of all stripes to create connection - even during challenging times - and improve daily life at work, in school, in our homes, and in our communities. Learn how belonging can help those around you thrive.
Presenter:
Geoffrey Cohen
Professor of Psychology and the James G. March Professor of Organizational Studies in Education and Business, Stanford University
Author of "Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides"
Host:
Ethan Kross
Faculty Associate, Center for Positive Organizations; Professor of Psychology and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
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About Positive Links:
The Positive Links Speaker Series, presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations, offers inspiring and practical science-based strategies to build and bolster thriving organizations. Attendees learn from leading positive organizational scholars and connect with our community of academics, students, staff, and leaders.
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