For Global Voices, it’s about preparing for and running meetings in a very thoughtful and structured way. “The thing that we’ve learned over the years is that more structure facilitates more open speech,” Sigal says. “My experience is that in the absence of structure, unspoken or existing power hierarchies and power norms become dominant. So if you want to assure or encourage equity [and trust] around expression, you really have to externalize the rules [and] build a structure into the way conversations work so that people know… not just that they’re welcome, but that they’re encouraged to participate in different ways.”
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