How to Make Strangers Click

It’s likely happened to all of us—that undeniable feeling of just “clicking” with a total stranger. Maybe you met in class, on the subway, or in a café. But regardless of the context, when you struck up a conversation with this person you’ve never met before, you instinctually knew you were going to be best friends. The fact that such an experience has happened to so many of us suggests there might be a reason behind the magnetic pull we feel with some people. Here to discuss why strangers click and a concept called “shared reality” is Dr. Maya Rossignac-Milon, Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at Columbia Business School.