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Make space.
For everyone.

Different perspectives.
A shared conversation.

Better conversations
begin with an invitation.

Make it clear that people can contribute
in more than one way.

Invite more
ways to participate.

Offer a choice of formats so the group can speak, write, sketch or reflect.

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Share a
different view

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Question an
assumption

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Choose a
next step

What a shared
conversation
can open.

New possibilities

Ask how someone else sees the same situation. A different perspective can become a starting point for the next question.

Shared understanding

Make room to explain the reasoning. Listen for meaning before deciding what the group should do next.

Make room
at the table.

Start by naming the question. Then invite people to add what they notice, need or wonder.

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ONE QUESTION / MANY PERSPECTIVES
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Listen for
what matters.

Leave space for the other person to finish.

Try: What am I missing?
Then reflect back what you heard.

A simple participation round.

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01 / Listen

Hear one perspective without rushing to reply.

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02 / Make

Write or sketch the detail that matters.

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03 / Share

Offer one thought for the group to consider.

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Leave space
for a quieter
idea.

Invite a written response, a sketch or a moment to think. Participation can look different.

Different views. One next step.

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Name the difference

Describe what the group sees in more than one way.

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Choose what to try

Agree on a small action and a time to reflect.

Three prompts
to take away.

1

Whose perspective have we not heard?

2

What assumption could we examine?

3

What is one useful thing to try next?

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Keep the
connection
going.

Bring one idea into the next conversation. Ask what changed, and what still needs attention.

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Make space.
Make it
together.

A new conversation can begin
with one thoughtful invitation.

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