# Why your business needs dissenters

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Tommy
- Speaker: Andrew Millar
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_millar_why_your_business_needs_dissenters)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dissenters are often dismissed as disruptive, disrespectful and annoying. But when it comes to business, challenging the status quo can bring much needed change to any organization. Andrew Millar defends the dissenters of the world, arguing that these stalwarts are arguing out of compassion with an aim to improve ideas. In this impassioned talk, Millar shares lessons that any company or loyal objector can use to work strengthen their organization.

## Lectures

1. [Why your business needs dissenters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/andrew_millar_why_your_business_needs_dissenters/56c94163fe0a), 9 min (TED's player)