Most of us will be familiar with the practices of curiosity and judgement, but we likely come to these ideas with some judgements of our own.

Its easy to recognise the value of being curious – but we are often less able to see the limits of our own curiosity. Its equally easy to be cautious about judgement – especially the feeling of being judged by others. But our judgements about ourselves, what we believe in and what we want to change play an important part in how we make a difference.

These questions offer a way to help us think more about the link between curiosity and judgement – in how we form relationships, how we think about ourselves and how we work to make a difference.

The first group are focused on making sense of the paradox, the second group offer ways of thinking about how it might connect to your tribe and work with others.

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UnderStanding the patterns of power: the three circles

Public life can feel random and confusing but that does not mean that it is organised in random ways. Power dynamics are often unequal and their patterns can help explain some of what is happening in our everyday lives and on the news. In Chapter 4, Conscious Tribes sets out a diagram called the Three…

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