Exploring Psychological Safety and Productive Discourse

The current environment, especially on college campuses, does not provide psychological safety for people to express their political views due to fear of consequences like cancel culture. This has led to a lack of productive discourse where people struggle to engage in learning-oriented conversations with a balance of advocacy and inquiry. Individuals often get stuck in debate mode without offering evidence or data to support their reasoning. The emphasis is on developing the skills for quality conversations that allow for mutual learning and understanding, rather than asserting one's conclusions as the only truth.