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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf I believe amcasari outlined a good approach here, stressing the importance of not doing it alone. I encourage teams to have discussions around ”What in our organization is preventing us from making ethical choices?” which doesn’t have to be confrontational.
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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf Then I agree that impact assessments (a form of risk analysis) should be a regular activity in development work. And finally, to feel empowered to speak up, engage in pre-scripting (as advocated by Mary Gentile in Giving Voice to Values):
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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf This involves practicing speaking up before the confrontation happens. Something that is certainly easier when you have your allies and your team on the same page (hopefully achieved during impact assessment).
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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf Of course, much of this is hard without real self-awareness; who am I, what do I want to stand for and do my actions align with my values. It also doesn’t solve when we don’t see the harm coming although...
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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf ...I’m certain we can do a better job of anticipating that harm will happen, maybe just not what.
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dqpdang anildash hareemmannan amcasari nickf Reading Anil’s original question, ”that you thought MIGHT cause harm”, the first step would certainly be the impact assessment - to help understand how others think around the same issue.