About Us

About Us

About Us
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Americans discovered that they were more deeply divided than they had realized. Rising cross-partisan hatred has been intensifying an “us versus them” attitude that motivates people to accept the worst possible version of the other side’s beliefs, and the most flattering version of their own. These visions are distorted and counterproductive, particularly in universities where the clash of ideas could be so conducive to learning and growth. OpenMind was developed to address these challenges.
OpenMind is an interactive, psychology-based platform designed to foster intellectual humility, empathy, and mutual understanding across a variety of differences. OpenMind equips people with skills and a shared
OpenMind began as a project of the New York University Stern School of Business. In January 2019, OpenMind spun out of NYU-Stern to become an independent non-profit organization.
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