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Engaging Differences – Key Principles and Best Practices

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Want to move our country towards a more perfect union? Start with engaging in conversations across differences to find common ground. This document provides several key principles and best practices that are essential to connecting across divides, including:

  • Empathy instead of vitriol
  • Listening for Understanding instead of hearing to overpower
  • Humility instead of all-knowing.

As you read them, consider reflecting on those that speak to you, or recall a compelling personal experience.

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