“Which side are you on?”
I’ve seen a lot of this recently. We all have. Between politics, world events, and even academia and science.
I’ve always thought that’s the wrong question. First, the question presumes there is a right side and a wrong side. Second, the question presumes you better be on the right side.
Here are better questions to ask:
- How can we resolve this?
- What can we learn from each other?
- How can we find common ground?
- What do the sides believe?
- How can we find an agreeable outcome?
- What’s the third side?
