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Todays Co Sponsors Dedicated to enhancing local democracy through improved public communication and community problem solving Martn Carcasson, CPD Director Professor, Department of Communication Studies EMAIL: cpd@colostate.edu CPD

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Today’s Co‐Sponsors

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Dedicated to enhancing local democracy through improved public communication and community problem solving Martín Carcasson, CPD Director Professor, Department of Communication Studies EMAIL: cpd@colostate.edu

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CPD Projects, 2006‐2016

  • Civic mission of schools
  • Grade configuration of Poudre

School District schools

  • Statewide dropout rate
  • Colorado Health Care Reform
  • Student housing
  • Improving higher education
  • Childhood obesity
  • Bicycle safety
  • Diversity Dialogues at CSU Diversity

Conference

  • STEM education in K‐12
  • Arts Engagement Summit
  • UniverCity Connections (CSU/Old

Town collaborative project)

  • School budgeting issues/school

closures

  • Medical Marijuana
  • Regional visioning process
  • Water and growth issues
  • Poverty in Larimer County
  • PSD Student Think Tank facilitator group
  • K‐12 school improvement
  • Improving higher education through

student‐faculty reciprocity

  • Politics of food
  • Issues surrounding aging
  • Early childhood education
  • On campus stadium proposal
  • Senior transportation
  • Campus smoking
  • School safety
  • Bullying
  • Mental health
  • Nature in the City
  • Larimer County Landfill/Wasteshed
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Fort Collins
  • CSU Innovation and Economic Prosperity
  • CSU parking and affordable housing
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Overview

  • Introduction
  • Presentation: A Mind Designed for Polarization
  • Table introductions and values discussion
  • Presentation: The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization and

the Possibility of Authentic Engagement

  • Table discussions on authentic engagement
  • Close and gallery walk
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Purpose of Tonight’s Event

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DELIBERATION

Purpose is to make tough decisions together

DIALOGUE

Purpose is to foster understanding and respect through conversation and storytelling

DEBATE

Purpose is to evaluate quality of arguments through clash and/or expertise

Deliberative Debate Deliberative Dialogue

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Purpose of Tonight’s Event

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So what are we learning about brain science that’s relevant to deliberative engagement?

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What Are We Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

The Problematic We crave certainty and consistency We are suckers for the good v. evil narrative

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

The Problematic We crave certainty and consistency We are suckers for the good v. evil narrative We are tribal (prefer to gather with like‐minded) We filter & cherry pick evidence to support our views

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ media bubbles

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ Media bubbles

How we interpret new evidence

confirmation bias, backfire effect, cognitive dissonance

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How we interpret new evidence

“when we want to believe something, we ask

  • urselves, ‘Can I believe it?’ Then…we search for

supporting evidence, and if we find even a single piece of pseudo-evidence, we can stop thinking.… In contrast, when we don’t want to believe something, we ask ourselves, ‘Must I believe it?’ Then we search for contrary evidence, and if we find a single reason to doubt the claim, we can dismiss it“

  • Jonathan Haidt and Tom Gilovich
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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ Media bubbles

How we interpret new evidence

confirmation bias, backfire effect, cognitive dissonance

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ Media bubbles

How we interpret new evidence

confirmation bias, backfire effect, cognitive dissonance

How we make attributions and tell stories

egoism, illusory correlation, negativity bias

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https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

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https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

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https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

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https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

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https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ Media bubbles

How we interpret new evidence

confirmation bias, backfire effect, cognitive dissonance

How we make attributions and tell stories

egoism, illusory correlation, negativity bias

How we make decisions

heuristics, self‐serving bias, social proof

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Stages of motivated reasoning

What and who we expose

  • urselves to

selective exposure / echo chambers/ Media bubbles

How we interpret new evidence

confirmation bias, backfire effect, cognitive dissonance

How we make attributions and tell stories

egoism, illusory correlation, negativity bias

How we make decisions

heuristics, self‐serving bias, social proof

What we remember

availability bias

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

The Problematic We crave certainty and consistency We are suckers for the good v. evil narrative We are tribal (prefer to gather with like‐minded) We filter & cherry pick evidence to support our views We avoid value dilemmas, tensions, and tough choices

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Ground Rules

  • BE HONEST AND RESPECTFUL
  • LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND
  • ITS OK TO DISAGREE, BUT DO SO WITH

CURIOSITY, NOT HOSTILITY

  • BE BRIEF SO EVERYONE HAS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

  • THIS IS NOT A DEBATE, FOCUS ON SHARING

AND LEARNING, NOT PERSUADING

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Values Exercise

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

The Problematic We crave certainty and consistency We are suckers for the good v. evil narrative We are tribal (prefer to gather with like‐minded) We filter & cherry pick evidence to support our views We avoid value dilemmas, tensions, and tough choices

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What We Are Learning from Brain Science

The Good

We are inherently social and seek purpose and community We are inherently empathetic We are inherently pragmatic and creative We can overcome our bad tendencies and build better habits

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The Problem We Face

Most of our methods for political talk primarily activate the negative aspects of human nature, and rarely tap into or nurture the positive.

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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases negative interaction effects

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Negative Interaction Effects (i.e. Bad Process)

Kathryn Shultz – Being Wrong

  • First step: Ignorance assumption
  • Second step: Idiot assumption
  • Third Step: Evil assumption
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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases negative interaction effects the Russell effect

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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases Negative interaction effects The Russell effect

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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases Negative interaction effects Impact of the internet The Russell effect

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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases Negative interaction effects Impact of the internet The Russell effect Overly adversarial political system

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Drawbacks of an Overly‐Adversarial Political System

  • Often focuses on “winning” vs. solving problems
  • Zero‐sum game incentivizes “bad” communication, strategic

research, and problematizes implementation

  • Often focuses on blaming (them) vs. taking accountability (us)
  • Relies on narrow value frames (thus avoids tensions)
  • Plays into flaws of human nature
  • Attracts/privileges organized, entrenched voices
  • Negative side effects like polarization, cynicism, and apathy

(which then cause even worse communication)

  • Assumes a narrow role for citizens (citizens as voters,

consumers, or spectators)

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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases Negative interaction effects Impact of the internet The Russell effect Overly adversarial political system Media focus

  • n conflict

Implications of hyper-polarization:

  • “Anecdote wars”
  • Meanspiritedness
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The Vicious Cycle of False Polarization

Individually developed subconscious biases Negative interaction effects Impact of the internet The Russell effect Overly adversarial political system Media focus

  • n conflict

Implications of hyper-polarization:

  • “Anecdote wars”
  • Meanspiritedness
  • Assumption of negative motives
  • Conspiracy theories
  • Drowning out of legitimate concerns
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What We Are Learning from Brain Science and Social Psychology?

Bottom line: The most powerful thing to help people

  • vercome their biases and build community is genuine

conversation with people they respect and trust.

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The Virtuous Cycle of Authentic Engagement

Opportunity for authentic engagement Development

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mutual understanding Refinement

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(i.e. learning) Building of trust and respect Potential for collaboration and co‐ creation

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False Polarization And Outrage False Harmony/ Extreme Openmindedness Authentic Engagement

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False polarization/outrage False harnony/extreme openmindedness Authentic Engagement

More passionate/sure minded More civil/open-minded What does it involve? What characteristics/identicators? What needs to be done to spark and support it? How do we avoid? How do we avoid?

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Traditional v. Facilitative Leadership

Traditional

  • Strong opinion
  • Charisma
  • Public speaking skills
  • Mobilization of the

like‐minded Facilitative

  • Strong on process
  • Trust and respect
  • Facilitation skills
  • Collaboration

between broad perspectives

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Traditional v. Facilitative Leadership

Traditional

  • Strong opinion
  • Charisma
  • Public speaking skills
  • Mobilization of the

like‐minded Facilitative

  • Strong on process
  • Trust and respect
  • Facilitation skills
  • Collaboration

between broad perspectives

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