Division, polarization, and loneliness have become commonplace in our culture, while countless studies and statistics reveal that the costs of disconnection, on personal and collective levels, are huge. In this TEDxBoulder talk, Mickey & Emma Rose Connolly bring a multigenerational perspective to the challenge of rediscovering connection in a disconnected world. At work, at home, and everywhere in our lives we face differences of opinion or belief, opposing views, and conflict, but our differences don’t have to mean division. Based on decades of work and research around interpersonal dynamics and human connection, Mickey and Emma Rose deliver an inspiring message that calls on each of us to be agents of connection and belonging in our own lives, and it all starts with the quality of our listening. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx Mickey Connolly has been a consultant and executive advisor for over 30 years, contributing to challenges ranging from leadership alignment, global workforce development, culture change, and high-stakes negotiation. He is the founder of a consulting firm based in Boulder, CO that partners with organizations around the world to improve human connection and conversation as the highest-leverage way to achieve results with less time, money, and stress.
Emma Rose Connolly, his daughter, has come to join the firm following her own work and study in the domains of psychology, political science, mental health, organizational development, and behavior change. The consultancy is a community of professionals conspiring to be agents of connection and belonging in the world, and together they have arrived at a shared conviction: the conversations are the work. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx