Explore Different Views
People often focus on different parts of the same issue.
This session encourages you to slow down and notice:
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priorities
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trade-offs
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concerns
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different ways people think about the same situation
Choose an Issue to Explore
Choose one topic.
☐ Healthcare
☐ Education
☐ Free Speech
☐ Elections
☐ Immigration
☐ National Debt
EXAMPLE EXPLORATION
Imagine someone chooses:
Immigration
Some people focus more on:
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border security
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system control
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law enforcement
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national stability
Others focus more on:
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humanitarian concerns
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family unity
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opportunity
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helping vulnerable people
COMMON GROUND
Many people care about:
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safety
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fairness
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stability
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compassion
The disagreement is often about:
how those priorities should be balanced.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
What feels most difficult to balance?
☐ Safety
☐ Fairness
☐ Compassion
☐ Stability
☐ Economic concerns
☐ Unsure / still exploring
NOTICE THE TENSION
Different issues may require different kinds of thinking.
Some issues focus more on:
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fairness
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trade-offs
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systems
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priorities
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human concerns
Understanding often grows by exploring more than one point of view before deciding.
Continue Exploring
You are practicing how to stay in the thinking process longer.