Periagoge
Scenario

When teams discover troubling history in archival work

Our team is working on a project that involves digitizing old community records and we discovered some really troubling historical patterns of discrimination, and now we're split on how much context to include because some people think we should just focus on preservation while others think we're whitewashing if we don't address the harm.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective responsibility for historical truth creates tension between preservation and reckoning.

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

“Where Are You with Historical consciousness and temporal depth?”

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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