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Activities to Address Overly Analytical Discussions

What to do when groups need help attending to the emotions that are a healthy part of collaborative discussion.

Oct 27 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Promote Curiosity and Expand Thinking

Use these prompts to help develop the skill of curiosity.

Oct 20 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Bring Values into Perspective

Use this activity to help make explicit how and which values drive a discussion.

Oct 13 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activities to Address Narrow or Simplistic Framing

Use these activities to help address and move beyond the binary or simplistic framing of a topic in a discussion

Oct 6 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Promote Understanding and Prevent Talking Past Each Other

Use this activity from our CDP Toolkit to help address situations where people may be unable to hear and learn from others.

Sep 29 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Address Feelings of Hopelessness

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Sep 22 •

Kelly Siegel-Stechler

Activity to Address Competitiveness in Discussions + Free Resource

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Apr 28 •

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Shannon Wheatley Hartman

Activity to Address Misinformation + Free Resource

Use this activity from our CDP Toolkit to help address misinformation and join us for webinar on March 6th or March 25th to learn more about this free…

Mar 3 •

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Shannon Wheatley Hartman

Activity to Address Dystopian or Defeatist Discussions + Free Resource

Don’t miss out on the 50% early bird discount for the March 1 Foundations of Collaborative Discussion Workshop! Tomorrow, Feb 18, is the last chance to…

Feb 17 •

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Shannon Wheatley Hartman

Activities to Address Too Analytical Discussions + Free Resource

And don't miss out on the early bird deal of $25 for our February 18 Foundations of Collaborative Discussion Workshop! Only 5 days left to get this…

Jan 27 •

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Shannon Wheatley Hartman

Collaborative Discussion Tips for Thanksgiving

Use these tips to help you have better conversations during your Thanksgiving gathering

Nov 25, 2024 •

Activities to Address Binary or Simplistic Framing + Free Resource

Use these activities to help address and move beyond the binary or simplistic framing of a topic in a discussion

Nov 18, 2024 •

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Shannon Wheatley Hartman

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