Disagreeing productively: The secret to stronger collaboration - In-person

Join us for an immersive and collaborative workshop designed to help you build confidence in navigating disagreements with clarity, empathy, and rigor. Whether in academic discussions, project teams, or everyday conversations, knowing how to disagree well is a foundational skill for intellectual growth and collective problem-solving. This hands-on session draws from behavioral science and proven communication techniques to help you explore how healthy disagreement can deepen connection and sharpen your thinking.

We’ll introduce best practices and practical tools used in university dialogue programs, negotiation training, and professional facilitation. Through live roleplay, structured peer feedback, and real-life examples, you’ll learn how to express disagreement in ways that are firm but non-defensive, and how to stay grounded when others push back.

Expect to speak up, reflect, and practice with peers. This is an active skill-building session for students who want to raise the level of discourse in any setting.  

Facilitators: Charlie Gedeon and Allan Macdonald, Pragmatics Studio