Facilitating Multi-Perspective-Taking in Adults: A Field Study
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Georgiadis, Mari
Advisor(s)
Orlikowski, Wanda
Date Issued
June 2023
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Interpersonal collaboration is critical to solving complex problems and constitutes one of the most challenging aspects of effective teamwork. A significant amount of tension that leads to unproductive divisions can be traced back to either-or thinking fallacy. This research explores what it takes to effectively facilitate multi-perspective-taking in adults in order to address this challenge. The results of the field study make a number of contributions: (i) they highlight the complexity and opportunity involved in facilitating multi-perspective-taking in adults; (ii) they offer structured guidelines for how to approach such a training; and (iii) they exhibit initial evidence that reinforces the possibility and value of expanding the multi-perspective-taking capacity of adults.
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System Design and Management Program.
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