Comments on: It's not enough to talk about the gorilla in the room; you have to see him first http://mediationchannel.com/2008/07/02/its-not-enough-to-talk-about-the-gorilla-in-the-room-you-have-to-see-him-first/ News and ideas about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Diane Levin http://mediationchannel.com/2008/07/02/its-not-enough-to-talk-about-the-gorilla-in-the-room-you-have-to-see-him-first/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Diane Levin Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:05:07 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=924#comment-449 DB, you've raised a different, and equally great point. Confirmation bias -- our tendency to look for data that confirms our views -- is a serious issue, too, and I thank you for reminding us about that. What we see, what we don't see, and what we wish we see all affect our ability to negotiate, solve problems, or address conflict effectively. DB, you’ve raised a different, and equally great point. Confirmation bias — our tendency to look for data that confirms our views — is a serious issue, too, and I thank you for reminding us about that. What we see, what we don’t see, and what we wish we see all affect our ability to negotiate, solve problems, or address conflict effectively.

]]> By: DB Reiff http://mediationchannel.com/2008/07/02/its-not-enough-to-talk-about-the-gorilla-in-the-room-you-have-to-see-him-first/comment-page-1/#comment-450 DB Reiff Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=924#comment-450 Conversely, if we believe there's a gorilla in the room, you can be sure we'll see one whether or not any hairy (furry?) beast crosses our view. And it will have the same implications in all these situations. Conversely, if we believe there’s a gorilla in the room, you can be sure we’ll see one whether or not any hairy (furry?) beast crosses our view.

And it will have the same implications in all these situations.

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