Periagoge
Scenario

When community groups become dominated by political conflict

Our neighborhood has become really politically divided and our community meetings have turned into these tense, unproductive arguments where people just dig into their positions harder. Those of us who want to find common ground keep trying to be the peacemakers but we're burning out, and the people who thrive on conflict seem to be driving the agenda.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group's collaborative capacity is being hijacked by its most polarized members while those seeking connection struggle with how much energy to invest in bridging.

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

“Where Are You with Confucian relational self?”

Peri

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