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Scenario

How communities navigate conflicting definitions of fairness in local decisions

Our neighborhood council is dealing with a housing development proposal and we're supposed to survey residents about what would be 'fair' but we can't even agree on what fairness means — some think it's about property values, others about affordable housing, others about environmental impact — and the survey questions keep revealing our biases.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group confronting how their different values and interests shape fundamentally different conceptions of what justice requires in shared decisions.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What is justice — philosophical survey?”

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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