Where curiosity meets connection
Think &
Think Again.
Think & Think Again, in practice
Think Again has always been about reconnecting... with new ideas, different perspectives, and with each other.
Now it’s time to bring that to life in small, tangible ways.
Each month, you’ll find four new Practice Cards: small things to try in your everyday life. With colleagues, friends, family. Or just on your own. You can pick one to focus on all month, try two, or (if you’re feeling ambitious!) go for all four. There’s no right way to do it.
These cards are designed to stretch our thinking, spark better conversations, and help us lead by example.
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Maybe it’s reading something we instinctively disagree with and talking about it with someone.
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Maybe it’s asking a harder question. Or answering more honestly than usual.
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Maybe it’s catching ourselves in a moment of judgment and choosing to stay curious.
These aren’t rules. They’re invitations. Experiments. Nudges to practice what we believe in, not just think about it.
Interrogate the instinct
Slow down your reaction and examine what sits beneath it.
"AI will replace most meaningful jobs."
To think again this statement,
ask yourself:
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What jobs am I actually imagining when I hear this claim?
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What do I believe gives work its meaning in the first place?
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What exactly am I afraid of losing: income, status, purpose, identity, security?
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Have I seriously examined credible adaptations and alternatives, or am I reacting to a narrative?
"Children are less resilient
than they used to be"
To think again this statement,
ask yourself:
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What do I actually mean by resilience; emotional regulation, independence, risk tolerance, discomfort?
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Compared to what era? And whose childhood am I using as the baseline
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Have expectations of children changed in ways that make comparison misleading?
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Are we noticing distress more because we’re better at recognising it?
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Is protection always the opposite of resilience or can it sometimes build it?
Bring it into the world
Small actions that shape how we listen, speak, and relate.
Start a conversation
Pick a question from a past card and ask someone new. See where it goes.
Spot the shift
Reflect on one moment this month when you paused, questioned, or looked deeper.
Lead by listening
In a moment of disagreement, prioritise understanding over being right.
Share your shift
Tell someone about how and what changed for you lately: a perspective, a habit, a reaction.
Stay with the tension
Note: These cards were inspired by this talk by William Ury
Go to the Balcony
When emotions rise, pause before reacting. Step back, breathe, and look at the bigger picture. Ask yourself: “What do I really want here?” Then re-enter the conversation with one curious question.
Interests over positions
Instead of reacting to surface demands, ask questions that uncover deeper needs. Try: “What does success look like for you?” or “What problem are you most worried about?”
Write their
victory speech
Imagine what the other side needs to tell their stakeholders to justify saying yes. Then frame your proposal in a way that helps them tell that story with pride.
Invite the
third side
When talks stall, widen the circle. Bring in a neutral voice, shared data, or a trusted third party who can create movement.
Deepen Empathy
Change context
Take a judgment you’ve made about a person, group, or behaviour and ask: What would change if I saw this through a different lens?
Walk in their shoes
Watch a documentary, read a memoir, or listen to a podcast from someone with a radically different life experience.
Name the feeling
In a disagreement, try to identify the underlying emotion fear, grief, hope, pride behind your opinion.
Walk with a story
Go for a walk while listening to a personal narrative or interview-based podcast. Let it sit with you.
Practice Collaboration
Build, don't battle
In your next discussion, resist the urge to rebut. Instead, say: “yes, and…” or “that makes me think of…”
Offer don't own
Present your ideas as contributions, not conclusions. Try: “Here’s a thought, curious what you think?”
Design something together
Pick a small decision with someone else; what to cook, where to go, how to frame a problem. Make it truly joint.
Spot the strength
In your next team setting, actively name a strength or insight someone else brought.
Practice Intellectual Humility
Say
"I don't know"
In your next conversation, notice a moment when you’re tempted to guess or bluff. Instead, say, “I’m not sure about that”
Notice
your certainty
When you feel certain, ask: What’s feeding this? Is it experience, evidence or just repetition?
Revisit
a shift
Think of something you once believed strongly that you now see differently. What changed? How did it happen?
Ask
a better question
Next time you feel tempted to prove a point, pause. Ask instead: “What might I be missing?”
Stretch your thinking
Trace
the source
Pick a statistic, soundbite, or quote that’s stuck with you and trace it back to its original source. What’s the fuller context? What nuance might have been lost in translation?
Challenge
your certainty
Pick a topic you feel strongly about. Then, ask ChatGPT (or a trusted source) to show you the opposing view, fairly and fully. Sit with it. What surprises you?
Map
your biases
Think of a topic you feel strongly about. List 3 reasons you believe what you do and then 3 reasons someone else might see it differently. Don’t debate. Just map.
Read against
the grain
Seek out something you instinctively disagree with. Then, talk about it with someone. Not to argue, but to understand: What’s the thinking behind it? Why might it resonate with others?
Sharpen your media lens
Spot the technique
Choose a piece of media (an ad, article, or video) and identify the tools it uses to persuade. Is it emotional? Urgent? Relatable? Ask: How is it trying to shape what I think, feel, or do?
Compare the coverage
Pick one news story and look it up across two very different sources. What facts are included or left out? How is the story framed? What tone is used?
Flip the feed
Disrupt your algorithm. Follow someone with a different worldview or shift your medium entirely.
Zoom out
Choose a viral quote, trend, or headline and trace the bigger picture. What’s the broader issue? What nuance gets missed?
Deepen the dialogue
Ask, don't assume
Next time you catch yourself thinking, 'I know what they’re going to say', pause and ask instead 'I’m curious, how do you see this?' or 'Can you say more about that?'
Hold the echo
Spend time with someone who sees the world differently, not to debate, but to listen. Reflect back what you heard. Then ask: 'Did I get that right?'
Invite a perspective
Ask someone you know: 'Is there a book, podcast, or thinker who’s changed the way you see the world?' Then, give it your time and attention, even if it’s not your usual style.
Slow the conversation
In your next conversation, consciously speak more slowly. Leave longer pauses. Let silence do its work. Notice how the pace changes the tone and what emerges in the space.
Disrupt your defaults
Tune out the familiar
Follow the unfamiliar
Choose one thinker, journalist, or creator who challenges you and follow them. Give them time. Let their ideas land. Don’t react, just observe your response.
Sit with discomfort
When you feel a strong emotional reaction to an idea (defensiveness, dismissal, even a quick 'ugh'?) pause and ask: What’s underneath that? What assumption is this challenging in me?
Flip the script
Take a belief you hold strongly, and try to argue the opposite. Not to convince yourself, but to understand the logic. Ask: 'What would someone with a different view say? Could I express it fairly?'