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Tanya Menon |

TEDxOhioStateUniversity

• March 2017

We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social universes -- and how it can lead to new ideas and opportunities.

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We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social universes -- and how it can lead to new ideas and opportunities.

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Share in the comments examples of how you broke out of your conventional social habits and discovered an unexpected friendship with someone outside your social circle.

About the speaker

Organizational psychologist

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Tanya Menon speaks, writes and consults on collaboration. Her research focuses on how people think about their relationships and the habits that allow them to build positive connections with other people.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxOhioStateUniversity, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

Share in the comments examples of how you broke out of your conventional social habits and discovered an unexpected friendship with someone outside your social circle.