Community Agreements for Constructive Dialogue
- Approach the day with Curiosity.
- Treat others with Care and Respect.
- Summon Courage as you work on your own growth edge.
- Speak from your own experience. Use“I” statements.
- Lean into discomfort and assume good intent.
- Mistakes are inevitable, be open to learning and repair.
- People’s stories/opinions/ideas are their own to share.
- Respect confidentiality – lessons leave, stories stay.
- Recognize various comfort levels with sharing and speaking.
- Allow space for a range of voices, ideas, speaking styles, and cognitive abilities.
- Be OK with silence. Sometimes silence provides the space for someone else to speak.
- It’s OK not to know or to be figuring it out.
- It’s OK to “pass” or to “pass for now.”
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