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RECIPROCAL RADICALIZATION A big cause of polarization. Hate begets hate, so the excesses of one tribe fuel the excesses of its enemy, causing their rhetoric to escalate in a feedback loop of mutual amplification, like a mise en abyme—two mirrors infinitely reflecting each other.

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The Why/What If/How sequence represents a basic and logical progression, drawing, in part, on several existing models that break down the creative problem-solving process. For example, current theories of “design thinking,”40 used by IDEO and other leading designers to systematically solve problems, have laid out a process that starts with framing a problem and learning more about it (similar to my Why stage), then proceeds to generating ideas (which corresponds to What If), and eventually builds upon those ideas through prototyping (which could be thought of as the How stage).

A More Beautiful Question

Warren Berger

la force de conviction d’un discours passait à 60 % par le langage du corps, à 30 % par les inflexions de la voix (ce que l’on appelle la prosodie) et à 10 % seulement par les mots eux-mêmes. En somme, un orateur est d’abord vu, ensuite entendu, et enfin seulement compris.

La Parole Est Un Sport De Combat

Bertand Périer

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