The Power of BridgingThe Power of Bridging

"A research-backed guide for building bridges across difference in any area of our lives from an esteemed civil rights scholar"--
We don't want to live in a society in turmoil. In fact, 93 percent of people in the US want to reduce divisiveness, and 86 percent believe it's possible to disagree in a healthy way. Yet with increasing political and social fragmentation, many of us don't know how to move past our differences. Civil rights scholar john a. powell presents an actionable path through "bridging" that helps us communicate, coexist, and imagine a new story for our shared future where we all belong. With inimitable warmth and vision, powell offers a framework for building cohesion and solidarity between disparate beliefs and backgrounds. Bridging is more than a discrete list of actions to follow -- it's a mindset we can develop to help us foster belonging and connection. Throughout the book, powell shares personal reflections as well as practices to help you begin bridging wherever you are -- in your community, friendships, family, workplace -- even with those whom you might never have imagined you could find common ground. "Bridging is a salve for our fractured world," powell says. "We can overcome the illusion of separateness by honoring our differences, transcending the notion that difference divides us, and instead cocreate a world where everyone belongs." -- Provided by publisher.