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Algorithms keep matching us with people who think like us. Do these 'comfortable' communities give us belonging, or are we slowly sealing ourselves into bubbles where no dissenting voice ever gets through?
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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