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Scenario

How to handle intellectual disagreement in discussion groups

Our book club started because we all wanted to read things that would actually change how we think, but now whenever someone brings up an idea that challenges the group consensus, there's this subtle shutdown that happens and we all pretend it didn't.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group committed to growth is unconsciously policing the boundaries of acceptable thought, creating the opposite of the intellectual freedom they sought.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Legal & Civic Life?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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