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The simplest hack for inclusion is listening
In most discussions, a few voices dominate while the quieter, often wiser perspectives remain unheard. Traditional open discussion formats naturally amplify power dynamics, and even raising hands or speaker stacks can be dominated by the same confident, sometimes privileged voices.
Therefore…
Structure group dialogue as rounds, where each person speaks in turn, without interruption or immediate response.[1] Make it safe to pass. The power lies in the prompt: the specific question that guides each person’s contribution.
Read more on alternatives and origins: Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy, “Introducing Healing Circles and Talking Circles into Primary Care,” The Permanente Journal 18, no. 2 (Spring 2014): 4–9, https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/13-104; Ted Rau, “Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC),” Sociocracy for All, April 25, 2022, https://www.sociocracyforall.org/sociocracy-and-nonviolent-communication-nvc; Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea, The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair (Berrett-Koehler, 2010). ↩︎
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