productive depolarization
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PRODUCTIVEDEPOLARIZATIO
N
ERNEST N. PRABHAKAR, PH.D.
Passion Talks 2016
AGENDA
• The Model• The Stories• The Pitch
THE MODEL
QUANTUM COGNITIONOUR VALUES SHIFT WITH OUR CONTEXT
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POLARIZED THOUGHTWE REJECT OUR OWN SHADOWS
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SOCIAL POLARIZATIONARGUMENT EXAGGERATES OUR DIFFERENCES
A B
PRODUCTIVE DEPOLARIZATIONCOLLABORATION EMPHASIZES OUR COMMONALITIES
A B
SHARED PROBLEM
THE STORIES
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THE PITCH
FIVE STEPS TO SOCIAL UNIFICATIONHOW TO DEPOLARIZE A POPULATION
1. Name the Larger Community
2. Identify a Shared Problem
1. Larger Objective
2. Common Enemy
3. Choose a Concrete Deliverable
4. Enable Easy Participation
5. Celebrate Small Victories
