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A counterintuitive approach to fostering greaterinnovation, collaboration, and engagementMost of us assume our success relies on a networkof friends and close contacts. But innovativethinking requires a steady stream of fresh ideas andnew possibilities, which strangers are more likely tointroduce. Our survival instincts naturally cause usto look upon strangers with suspicion and distrust,but in The Necessity of Strangers, Alan Gregermanoffers the provocative idea that engaging withstrangers is an opportunity, not a threat, and thatengaging with the right strangers is essential tounlocking our real potential. The Necessity ofStrangers reveals how strangers challenge us tothink differently about ourselves and the problemswe face.