Current Abstract
In a two-day seminar, participants will challenge their pre-existing ideas on what effective communication between different opinions and ideologies means. Our inquiry will be guided by differing perspectives towards the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In utilizing the lens of Systems Thinking and communication theories, we identify common practices and obstacles of communication, with special focus on the digital world. The goal of this service learning workshop is to transfer this theoretical lense to approach new avenues of communication that enable productive discussions between different opinions under a common set of community rules and values. Specifically, we aim at building a new online community in which controversies can be discussed by everyone - potentially building new common ground. Ultimately, we want to offer insight of how differing opinions and their discussion can actually foster change in society for greater good.
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