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How to bring depth back to surface-level group discussions

Our book club started because we wanted to engage with big ideas together, but it's become a social hour where nobody wants to say anything that might create tension. I love these people but I'm frustrated that we've collectively decided intellectual safety is more important than intellectual honesty.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to maintain social cohesion can unconsciously override the original purpose of thinking together.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.