# First step to collaboration? Don't be so defensive!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSantaCruz
- Speaker: Jim Tamm
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_tamm_first_step_to_collaboration_don_t_be_so_defensive)
- 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)

Ever become angry and "see red"? Being defensive, as it turns out, is one of the greatest inhibitors to true collaboration. Jim Tamm shares years of experience in getting out of the red zone and cultivating a "green zone" attitude.

## Lectures

1. [First step to collaboration? Don't be so defensive!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jim_tamm_first_step_to_collaboration_don_t_be_so_defensive/2c5347e69804), 16 min (TED's player)