Community challenges
The discrepancy between interest and engagement for “working to achieve a mutual goal” is likely reflective of the fact that this behavior often requires intentional coordination, resourcing, and planning.
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interest in connection generally exceeds the frequency with which they report doing it. For example, even the most frequently cited activity, “engaging in an extended conversation,” is exceeded in interest by about 30 percent, on average.
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connecting across political differences, compared to connecting across other lines of difference: They “don’t have the energy” (18 percent), they think it would be uncomfortable (17 percent), and that they would be misunderstood (17 percent). People were also more likely to cite “concerns for my personal safety” (13 percent) as a challenge to... See more
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The way we tend to do engagement
on a project or departmental basis means that an attempt
at creating an infrastructure to support this collaboration
is limited to strict timelines and budgets. Each project
and department sets up its own systems and reinvents the
wheel, often finding itself competing with other projects and
departments to engage local
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The most common reason Americans give for not interacting more with people from different backgrounds is a “lack of opportunity.” • About a quarter of Americans, on average, say that a “lack of opportunity” prevents them from connecting more across all lines of difference (race/ethnicity: 28 percent, politics: 21 percent, socioeconomic status: 30... See more
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These factors are more predictive of interest than demographic characteristics, suggesting that psychological factors may play a more significant role than identity in shaping people’s approach to connection