NO, PERO WHY?

The café table

Around the block



Gia has a break before her shift. The crew needs an answer before her break ends.



LOOK CLOSER

Notice how a deadline changes which questions get asked.



TRY IT HERE

Identify what can be confirmed now and what needs a later follow-up.



LEAVE WITH SOMETHING USEFUL

A holding update that is honest about the gap.



TAKE IT INTO YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD

Choose a comparable place you can visit safely or describe from memory. Ask before recording people or using their stories. Compare what changes and what does not.



READING

Jeong-Nam Kim and James E. Grunig: Situational theory of problem solving

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01529.x

A prompt for asking about people’s circumstances, not a way to infer someone’s beliefs from their identity.



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