We must respond to what wehave in common and identify where our needs and goalswe intersect so that we may move forward in a collaborative and mutually supportive way, instead of competing in a fight for attention and resources as individual groups and diseases.
We may each have our own opinions and perspectives, but we must work together on areas of common interest in achieve goals greater than that which we could achieve individually.
At Columbia Business School, wehave found that building educational programs for diverse entrepreneurs around their common social and economic goals can provide a powerful setting for dialogue.