Apart from a fantastic presentation of her basic topic of 'Dare To Disagree', the little fact that caught my attention is Dr. Heffernan's mention during her talk about how Dr. Alice Stewart could continue her research about cancer in children thanks to the Scholarship from Lady Tata Scholarship caught my attention and made so proud to be an Indian. The Lady Tata Memorial Trust was established by Sir Dorabji Tata in April 1932 in memory of his wife, Lady Meherbai, who was struck with leukaemia in 1930 at the age of 50, and succumbed to the disease a year later in Wales, when she passed away on 18th June 1931.
This video needs to be posted again and shared with as many individuals as practicable! Especially within the US Government! Our politicians in Congress could learn so much from her exquisite speech! 🥰👩🏽⚖️
I am a highschool student and I cannot agree more with this. But throughout my schooling I've seen less and less of my peers questions things and methods and anything the teacher may say that does add up. The reason I think that causing this is whenever a teacher is questioned, they don't try and explain or even think about it before saying 'it's just how it works'. Even on small things. I once asked a teacher if I could do a diagram a little differently in a way that makes it (to me at least) less messy and easier for me to understand to study later. Well I got turned down and told I needed to do it the way my teacher explained, when I asked why I got 'because you need to follow directions, we do it this way for a reason.' I'm constantly told to sit and follow directions, never question, and told thats what employers want, thats what will get us through in life... To not think, to just follow. Never be a leader. Never be different.
Keep being your wonderful self. I recall being confused when I got to math answers in a different way than I was "supposed" to so I was told my way was wrong. When I was in high school I was told that I think too much. Today I am so glad that I followed my heart. I have read thousands of books and I worked with thousands of people. Today I understand so much more than I ever would have if I had listened two others instead of finding out for myself. Sometimes it can be sad and difficult to see how the world and people really are especially in the way we treat each other. But at least I am not confused, depressed and angry at myself. Follow your own curiosity and keep using your mind according to what makes sense to you. Thanks for sharing, your life is and will continue to be amazing and satisfying.
the fact you object to this "just follow the rules" mindset makes me think you would make a better leader than a follower. I find myself in the same position at times, and if I'm told to just follow the rules, I'll do the exact opposite and make my own rules instead. It's why I'm not sure if I could ever really be comfortable as an employee of a company when I think I'd much rather start a company of my own if possible. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? (With apologies to Shakespeare...) to follow or not to follow, that is the question.....
Amazing...one of the fundamental principles I use in all of my classes I teach. Embrace those that disagree. Be willing to learn from those that oppose. There is a huge skill set as she mentioned that is required. However, that skill set is well worth the investment. Thanks Margaret for your powerful story!
"Skill set" or "skill?" Think about the difference. "Skill" is the same as "skill set," except "skill" is less words, but "skill set" makes people feel they're onto something even bigger than "skill." But, they're not. It's just pretentious to add words to communicate the same thing.
What an inspiring talk and so relevant to the last few years. Highly recommend Margaret Heffernan's book, Wilful Blindness, 2011, which expands on this subject. Categorised as a business book but it's so much more.
What a great talk by Margaret Heffernan, Always good to be open and to be good at handling conflict management and come to some kind of agreement with the two parties, and we must also be aware of developing critical thinking at all times, Thanks for a great Ted Talk Margaret !fk
Totalmente de acuerdo "debemos de estar dispuestos a cambiar nuestras mentes", para el bien común y de la organización que formemos parte, con el fin de mejorar y crecer de la mejor manera.
I always like when, as is the case with this video, the BSIT degree program I am working through includes TEDTalks as part of the reserve readings/resources for a particular week. A lot of them provide really good food for thought, and I often find myself joining in the applause at the end of the lectures and validating the claim "ideas worth sharing". This one, in particular, struck a nerve with me when it explained the issue of executives being afraid of conflicting with the higher-ups of an organization, and I pause the video long enough to make a mental note to avoid that problem as best I can with a small business I want to start up after I've earned my degree.
Really interesting and explains a lot about how my relationships with my bosses works so well. I'm from a very different background than they are and I'm a forward person who is comfortable speaking my mind in most environments. Including questioning almost everything. I'm probably somewhat frustrating to them at times but from those open discussions have come real progress in the time I've been there.
Creo que es uno de los mejores videos de superacion que eh visto ya que me encantan los videos donde me ayudan a seguir con mis metas y son inspiradores
Este video ofrece una perspectiva reveladora sobre el valor del disenso en el ámbito laboral y más allá. Margaret Heffernan destaca cómo la diversidad de opiniones y el debate abierto pueden conducir a una toma de decisiones más sólida y a una mayor innovación. Su llamado a "atreverse a disentir" desafía la norma del pensamiento uniforme y fomenta un ambiente donde se aprecien las voces divergentes y se promueva el pensamiento crítico.
"The fact is the most of the biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to because we can't handle it. don't want to handle the conflict that it provokes. But when we dare to break that silence or when we dare to see and we create conflict, we enable ourselves and the people around us do to our very best thinking."
Superb! I get so much reassurance from TED and know why I love watching speakers such as Margaret. Awesome one. I wish my boss would watch this...I wish world leaders watch this....I wish people in power watch this.
I see your point, as that is what the Marketing arm of TED bills themselves as.... But MY point of the matter is that they are NOT that, in my opinion. I'll judge TED by what they offer, not by what they SAY they are. As a College grad, an Engineer, a Businessman / Marketing Manager, & a World traveler, I am VERY well rounded, & very much aware of the differences between what people/businesses say they are - and what they REALLY are. CLEARLY: They are *firstly* a Political platform
this is great mindset. i agree 100%. but you have to understand that instances like these are outliers. i face the same dilemma at work. i am always forced to conform. there are catalytic things that are essential like emotional maturity, great drive and exquisite intricate communication. mostly people react negatively. i am also branded a whistleblower or an eager beaver and i am always forced to conform to rules set by reclusive people. thumbs up if you agree.
I really like the subject which is burning and eternal. I'd like to listen to poetry now. And never to be back to school. I know I'm wrong, and I know why: it costs more than I could play, and I'd like to be the master, sometimes. So I'll be back if I change, if I can affoard, not if I'm dead before.
I think you will find TED is more a business than an academic platform. The confrontation they describe is not limited to engineering but common in the physical and social sciences as well as the arts. Academic is all about robust, vigorous debating of ideas
The more cogent skill is to truly evaluate the other person 's thesis so that you know what you are disagreeing with.So many of today's arguments are without substance that many people will refrain from disagreement out of a sense of dignity.
I saw from another TED video that when you are in fight or flight mode the rational part of your brain is blocked by the part that is associated with your instinct. I forget what the parts are called but it is true for me because I can't think when I'm in any sort of conflict.
This channel needs way more klicks. The world would be such a better place if people would actually listen to allot of the things that are presented here.
Este video es un recordatorio poderoso de la importancia del conflicto constructivo y la comunicación abierta en la toma de decisiones y la solución de problemas. La historia de Alice Stewart es un ejemplo inspirador de cómo desafiar las creencias convencionales puede llevar a descubrimientos significativos. Aprendamos a abrazar el conflicto como una oportunidad para el crecimiento y la innovación en nuestras organizaciones y en la sociedad en general.
This reminds me of how someone might "look bad" in a piece of clothing, yet no one tells them and so they keep wearing it. A superficial issue, but similar.
Daring to disagree is not a choice for too many people. Along proper mental conditioning people need economic maneuvering space to be constructive and honest. Pretty option-less wage slave (majority of people) dependent on other's mercy (to individual or group) will most likely not find strength to go against the grain. Its only natural. Hungry people - die. Wage slaves - obey and dont care for anything beyond paycheck and survival. That obedience is main stabilizing factor of current society.
I neither agree nor disagree with any of the viewpoints given in this video because they are strictly those of the person who gave them and have nothing to do with me.
CEART na SUAGH ABÚ! ("The right of the Scholars to Victory!") I Medieval War CRY of the Ó HEFFERNAN Clan, Learned Families of County Clare, Ireland 🇮🇪. Irish language translation.
I don't dislike the conflict, what I hate is the same d* argument (you know what it is), and still having my power stripped (fired, not 'invited' back, microagressions, rumors or misinterpretations) as a result of raising the issues. Sure, we need courage, but what we *really* need are people in power (have money, for example) to lend credibility to habitual problem-spotters, to champion ideas not their own. Successful organizations will be the ones who truly grasp the dance of ego and power, and will set either or both aside for progress toward a more distant vision. Corporations can't pass the marshmallow test.
In France, every teacher make every year a speech about "the importance of critical thinking", and debating is a national sport. Although the French tend to forget that being critical doesn't mean we should be complaining all the time and being negative in general, I think the Americans have the opposite problem. It seems like to them critical thinking=being negative and not supporting the person/organization they disagree with. No support for politicians in France VS Group think in the US.
The female scientist,(she was researching a childs cancer cause in 1950...) had a friend of another scientist which his work is to disprove all of her research workings! 6:19 every time the female scientist talk to her opposer, it makes her mind think,think.... 6:32The daughter told the ted talker that ''My mom doesn't enjoy the fight, but she's really good at them, Will continue 6:37
no it doesn't... this is about arguing verbally to find a solution even if you both have to admit to being wrong. Not punching each other in the face until the bigger persons point is just accepted out of fear and ignorance... war is nothing, its what happens when reason and logic and our communication skills have failed.
'all the good things' ? Everything has a price. It is always good to question if you are willing to pay that price. Not everything is clear cut: status quo should always be questioned..
Critical thinking classes should also be mandatory in school. I've only seen one offered so far, in college (which is far too late in life, in my opinion) and so few people cared to take it, because it wasn't mandatory. It makes me wonder, why people aren't interested in thinking?
"You won't commit that kind of energy and time if you really don't care."
That is the reality of it. Nicely put!
Why has this talk accumulated less than 500,000 views in 10 years?
Apart from a fantastic presentation of her basic topic of 'Dare To Disagree', the little fact that caught my attention is Dr. Heffernan's mention during her talk about how Dr. Alice Stewart could continue her research about cancer in children thanks to the Scholarship from Lady Tata Scholarship caught my attention and made so proud to be an Indian.
The Lady Tata Memorial Trust was established by Sir Dorabji Tata in April 1932 in memory of his wife, Lady Meherbai, who was struck with leukaemia in 1930 at the age of 50, and succumbed to the disease a year later in Wales, when she passed away on 18th June 1931.
This video needs to be posted again and shared with as many individuals as practicable! Especially within the US Government! Our politicians in Congress could learn so much from her exquisite speech! 🥰👩🏽⚖️
I am a highschool student and I cannot agree more with this. But throughout my schooling I've seen less and less of my peers questions things and methods and anything the teacher may say that does add up.
The reason I think that causing this is whenever a teacher is questioned, they don't try and explain or even think about it before saying 'it's just how it works'. Even on small things.
I once asked a teacher if I could do a diagram a little differently in a way that makes it (to me at least) less messy and easier for me to understand to study later. Well I got turned down and told I needed to do it the way my teacher explained, when I asked why I got 'because you need to follow directions, we do it this way for a reason.'
I'm constantly told to sit and follow directions, never question, and told thats what employers want, thats what will get us through in life... To not think, to just follow. Never be a leader. Never be different.
please keep doing what you are doing, you will go far in life.
Keep being your wonderful self. I recall being confused when I got to math answers in a different way than I was "supposed" to so I was told my way was wrong. When I was in high school I was told that I think too much. Today I am so glad that I followed my heart. I have read thousands of books and I worked with thousands of people. Today I understand so much more than I ever would have if I had listened two others instead of finding out for myself. Sometimes it can be sad and difficult to see how the world and people really are especially in the way we treat each other. But at least I am not confused, depressed and angry at myself. Follow your own curiosity and keep using your mind according to what makes sense to you. Thanks for sharing, your life is and will continue to be amazing and satisfying.
the fact you object to this "just follow the rules" mindset makes me think you would make a better leader than a follower. I find myself in the same position at times, and if I'm told to just follow the rules, I'll do the exact opposite and make my own rules instead. It's why I'm not sure if I could ever really be comfortable as an employee of a company when I think I'd much rather start a company of my own if possible. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? (With apologies to Shakespeare...) to follow or not to follow, that is the question.....
believe me friend, if you follow you will be a leader, if you don´t be prepared to end in a rubbish can.
Amazing...one of the fundamental principles I use in all of my classes I teach. Embrace those that disagree. Be willing to learn from those that oppose. There is a huge skill set as she mentioned that is required. However, that skill set is well worth the investment. Thanks Margaret for your powerful story!
"Skill set" or "skill?" Think about the difference. "Skill" is the same as "skill set," except "skill" is less words, but "skill set" makes people feel they're onto something even bigger than "skill." But, they're not. It's just pretentious to add words to communicate the same thing.
I love this woman. What an EXCELLENT and EXCEPTIONAL speaker she is.
As for me, it is the first speech I ever came across! I gained a lot of experience from Margaret. Thank you Dr. Abdulkadir from Somalia.
My absolute favorite video. It is the foundation of my core belief system. “Dare To Disagree”
That has so meaningful for me a game changer to real openness. Many thanks Joseph .
What an inspiring talk and so relevant to the last few years. Highly recommend Margaret Heffernan's book, Wilful Blindness, 2011, which expands on this subject. Categorised as a business book but it's so much more.
Wow! What a message that is profoundly riveting.
This video is so amazing, i´m really excited for listened this speech, i love how she use the example for give us better explanation! thank you!
What a great talk by Margaret Heffernan, Always good to be open and to be good at handling conflict management and come to some kind of agreement with the two parties, and we must also be aware of developing critical thinking at all times, Thanks for a great Ted Talk Margaret !fk
Totalmente de acuerdo "debemos de estar dispuestos a cambiar nuestras mentes", para el bien común y de la organización que formemos parte, con el fin de mejorar y crecer de la mejor manera.
This video challenged me. It wasn't like a lot of ted talks that I just nodded along to, it made me think.
I always like when, as is the case with this video, the BSIT degree program I am working through includes TEDTalks as part of the reserve readings/resources for a particular week. A lot of them provide really good food for thought, and I often find myself joining in the applause at the end of the lectures and validating the claim "ideas worth sharing". This one, in particular, struck a nerve with me when it explained the issue of executives being afraid of conflicting with the higher-ups of an organization, and I pause the video long enough to make a mental note to avoid that problem as best I can with a small business I want to start up after I've earned my degree.
Really interesting and explains a lot about how my relationships with my bosses works so well. I'm from a very different background than they are and I'm a forward person who is comfortable speaking my mind in most environments. Including questioning almost everything. I'm probably somewhat frustrating to them at times but from those open discussions have come real progress in the time I've been there.
my good sis, Margaret.. you preaching.
This is a lesson in becoming present and listening before feeling.
Openness is not the end, its beginning....its so great and useful one......
Creo que es uno de los mejores videos de superacion que eh visto ya que me encantan los videos donde me ayudan a seguir con mis metas y son inspiradores
Este video ofrece una perspectiva reveladora sobre el valor del disenso en el ámbito laboral y más allá. Margaret Heffernan destaca cómo la diversidad de opiniones y el debate abierto pueden conducir a una toma de decisiones más sólida y a una mayor innovación. Su llamado a "atreverse a disentir" desafía la norma del pensamiento uniforme y fomenta un ambiente donde se aprecien las voces divergentes y se promueva el pensamiento crítico.
Esta conferencia es muy interesante, y tiene razón en lo que dice. Hay que saber incluir las opiniones de todos para poder solucionar algún problema.
that would have to be, without a doubt THE wisest thing i have ever read on youtube
I have always felt like debate/conflict is essential to being better in life, but have never been able to explain it as well as this.
"The fact is the most of the biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to because we can't handle it. don't want to handle the conflict that it provokes. But when we dare to break that silence or when we dare to see and we create conflict, we enable ourselves and the people around us do to our very best thinking."
Superb! I get so much reassurance from TED and know why I love watching speakers such as Margaret. Awesome one. I wish my boss would watch this...I wish world leaders watch this....I wish people in power watch this.
Dare to stand out, dare to be different, dare to be wrong; else you will never be right.
openness is the beginning.
I see your point, as that is what the Marketing arm of TED bills themselves as.... But MY point of the matter is that they are NOT that, in my opinion.
I'll judge TED by what they offer, not by what they SAY they are.
As a College grad, an Engineer, a Businessman / Marketing Manager, & a World traveler, I am VERY well rounded, & very much aware of the differences between what people/businesses say they are - and what they REALLY are.
CLEARLY: They are *firstly* a Political platform
A great talk that has that inspiration for everyday about it.
this is great mindset. i agree 100%. but you have to understand that instances like these are outliers. i face the same dilemma at work. i am always forced to conform. there are catalytic things that are essential like emotional maturity, great drive and exquisite intricate communication. mostly people react negatively. i am also branded a whistleblower or an eager beaver and i am always forced to conform to rules set by reclusive people. thumbs up if you agree.
Agree to disagree - very painful, yet necessary practice.
What a interesting accent, a mix between US and British
I really like the subject which is burning and eternal. I'd like to listen to poetry now. And never to be back to school. I know I'm wrong, and I know why: it costs more than I could play, and I'd like to be the master, sometimes. So I'll be back if I change, if I can affoard, not if I'm dead before.
This is an amazing talk!
Brilliant talk
Just love this
Fantastic point made here, excellent speech!
This lady is Awsome! Good one TED!
Thanks for that, good input for transformation journey
A very good talk! Thanks.
Amazing speech
This is indeed inspiring.
I think you will find TED is more a business than an academic platform. The confrontation they describe is not limited to engineering but common in the physical and social sciences as well as the arts. Academic is all about robust, vigorous debating of ideas
Woa. That was really good. I got shivers.
This girl is awesome. Well done, ted talks, well done. I thoroughly enjoyed this video!
Dare to speak. Dare to stand. Dare to be! Love this talk: TRUTH! Amen sister.
This is so powerful!
That's not what I meant but that will help getting it more recognized.
The more cogent skill is to truly evaluate the other person 's thesis so that you know what you are disagreeing with.So many of today's arguments are without substance that many people will refrain from disagreement out of a sense of dignity.
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
It's not."
-Dr. Seuss
Another inspiring video. Thank You.
I absolutely love this!
I appreciate your invitation to practice courage!
Thank you very much, for giving my a life quest to follow.
00:15 You're welcome!
great talk!!
Reminds me of some crass elderly teachers I had when I was younger. Only intelligent. Good talk.
Great talk! Very inspiring!
I saw from another TED video that when you are in fight or flight mode the rational part of your brain is blocked by the part that is associated with your instinct. I forget what the parts are called but it is true for me because I can't think when I'm in any sort of conflict.
This channel needs way more klicks. The world would be such a better place if people would actually listen to allot of the things that are presented here.
Este video es un recordatorio poderoso de la importancia del conflicto constructivo y la comunicación abierta en la toma de decisiones y la solución de problemas. La historia de Alice Stewart es un ejemplo inspirador de cómo desafiar las creencias convencionales puede llevar a descubrimientos significativos. Aprendamos a abrazar el conflicto como una oportunidad para el crecimiento y la innovación en nuestras organizaciones y en la sociedad en general.
Perfect placement.
This reminds me of how someone might "look bad" in a piece of clothing, yet no one tells them and so they keep wearing it. A superficial issue, but similar.
Daring to disagree is not a choice for too many people. Along proper mental conditioning people need economic maneuvering space to be constructive and honest. Pretty option-less wage slave (majority of people) dependent on other's mercy (to individual or group) will most likely not find strength to go against the grain. Its only natural. Hungry people - die. Wage slaves - obey and dont care for anything beyond paycheck and survival. That obedience is main stabilizing factor of current society.
Damn straight. This sort of critical thinking needs to be promoted.
I think that may be the reason new IT start-ups accepting "open office" culture.
Wow... good spot!
Great talk.
Wow a tedtalks video that wasn't just leftwing propaganda, i knew there was a reason i subscribed to this channel.
I neither agree nor disagree with any of the viewpoints given in this video because they are strictly those of the person who gave them and have nothing to do with me.
Fantastic.
We do have to learn it!!! But where??
CEART na SUAGH ABÚ!
("The right of the Scholars to Victory!") I
Medieval War CRY of the Ó HEFFERNAN Clan, Learned Families of County Clare, Ireland 🇮🇪. Irish language translation.
Muito impactante
I don't dislike the conflict, what I hate is the same d* argument (you know what it is), and still having my power stripped (fired, not 'invited' back, microagressions, rumors or misinterpretations) as a result of raising the issues. Sure, we need courage, but what we *really* need are people in power (have money, for example) to lend credibility to habitual problem-spotters, to champion ideas not their own. Successful organizations will be the ones who truly grasp the dance of ego and power, and will set either or both aside for progress toward a more distant vision. Corporations can't pass the marshmallow test.
Nice comment! I couldn't have said it better!
Really Fantastic
This is why we don't just "listen to the experts"
In France, every teacher make every year a speech about "the importance of critical thinking", and debating is a national sport.
Although the French tend to forget that being critical doesn't mean we should be complaining all the time and being negative in general, I think the Americans have the opposite problem. It seems like to them critical thinking=being negative and not supporting the person/organization they disagree with.
No support for politicians in France VS Group think in the US.
The female scientist,(she was researching a childs cancer cause in 1950...) had a friend of another scientist which his work is to disprove all of her research workings!
6:19 every time the female scientist talk to her opposer, it makes her mind think,think.... 6:32The daughter told the ted talker that ''My mom doesn't enjoy the fight, but she's really good at them,
Will continue 6:37
this is a theory of validation - that you need a different person somewhat antagonistic to verify your work its logic and implementation
Ah. OK.
In most cases yes. But when you say "best" it is in terms of results, not personal comfort :P
Yes, lets all of us rate it positive :)
Margaret, if you are right about all this, then my marriage of 40 years is the perfect match, and boy oh boy does it take patience and energy.
Contrast good!!
Ah, that was great.
There always someone sleeping among the audience... 01:47
Brilliant!
AMAZING
no it doesn't... this is about arguing verbally to find a solution even if you both have to admit to being wrong. Not punching each other in the face until the bigger persons point is just accepted out of fear and ignorance... war is nothing, its what happens when reason and logic and our communication skills have failed.
'all the good things' ?
Everything has a price. It is always good to question if you are willing to pay that price. Not everything is clear cut: status quo should always be questioned..
Unlucky... Its 6:03 here... i can watch all day :)
Amen! Awesome!!!!!!!
love this shit
Critical thinking classes should also be mandatory in school. I've only seen one offered so far, in college (which is far too late in life, in my opinion) and so few people cared to take it, because it wasn't mandatory. It makes me wonder, why people aren't interested in thinking?
O my god..... that was good.