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PRINCIPLE 4:
Navigate Dominant Narratives

People aren’t blank slates, and many of the ways our society thinks about issues aren’t productive. We have to be able to recognize those unhelpful narratives and navigate people around them.

It's simple, but learning to expect and anticipate dominant narratives, not arguing or trying to prove them wrong with evidence, was essential for us.

Iueh Soh, Associate Director, Stewardship Practice, Rippel Foundation

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