How Transformational Work Can Heal Society Passion Talks 2016 www.cafepress.com/NerdBible

1. PRODUCTIVE
DEPOLARIZATION
ERNEST N. PRABHAKAR, PH.D.
Passion Talks 2016

2. AGENDA
• The Model
• The Stories
• The Pitch

3. THE MODEL

4. QUANTUM COGNITION
OUR VALUES SHIFT WITH OUR CONTEXT
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5. POLARIZED THOUGHT
WE REJECT OUR OWN SHADOWS
The Art of Empathy, Karla McLaren

6. SOCIAL POLARIZATION
ARGUMENT EXAGGERATES OUR DIFFERENCES
A B

7. PRODUCTIVE DEPOLARIZATION
COLLABORATION EMPHASIZES OUR COMMONALITIES
A B
SHARED PROBLEM

8. THE STORIES

9. MIT CHRISTAN FELLOWSHIPS
UNITED CHRISTIAN “RUSH”
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10. MAC OS X @ APPLE
POWER OF UNIX • SIMPLICITY OF MACINTOSH

11. THE PITCH

12. FIVE STEPS TO SOCIAL UNIFICATION
HOW TO DEPOLARIZE A POPULATION
1. Name the Larger Community
2. Identify a Shared Problem
1. Larger Objective
2. Common Enemy
3. Choose a Concrete Deliverable
4. Enable Easy Participation
5. Celebrate Small Victories

13. THANK YOU!
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@DrErnie