Anyone who doesn't agree with me is wrong and not just wrong, but morally repugnant and evil. What do you think? Is it really likely that everyone that disagrees with you is somehow a monster? Or perhaps it's something else... Over the last few years we've seen a lot of viewpoint polarization. But why does this happen? And what does this tell us about our approaches to Agile? In this session we'll look at Moral Foundations Theory and how what we value and hold dear can influence our views on an issue. We'll also play a game developed at the Agile Games conference based on this framework that will challenge you to take yourself out of your normal comfort zone and see the world from another perspective.

1. Change My View:
Moral Foundations Theory and You
https://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/24564574914/

2. Warm Up:
8s
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44156646@N06/16669930181/

3. Todd Charron
Twitter: @toddcharron
Email: todd@toddcharron.com
Organizational Revolutionist
Founder: Follow Your Fear Day
Who Am I?

4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/132826082@N06/33450627661/

5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/56832361@N00/25197431787/

9. GIF

10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/56832361@N00/25197431787/

11. We perceive the world differently

12. https://www.flickr.com/photos/angstdei/573884646/
Two movies on the same screen

13. Change My View:
Moral Foundations Theory and You

14. Morality binds and blinds

15. Morality binds and blinds
Moral intuitions come first
Moral reasoning second

16. The rider and the elephant

17. Moral Intuitions vs. Moral
Reasoning

18. Moral Intuition

19. Moral Reasoning

20. Care / Harm

21. Care / Harm
Fairness / Cheating

22. Care / Harm
Fairness / Cheating
Loyalty / Betrayal

23. Care / Harm
Fairness / Cheating
Loyalty / Betrayal
Authority / Subversion

24. Care / Harm
Fairness / Cheating
Loyalty / Betrayal
Authority / Subversion
Sanctity / Degradation

25. Care / Harm
Fairness / Cheating
Loyalty / Betrayal
Authority / Subversion
Sanctity / Degradation
Liberty / Oppression

26. http://www.yourmorals.org

27. What does this have to with Agile?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindahaas/36387644105/

28. If we are to persuade
anyone, we must
understand the movie
they’re watching
https://www.flickr.com/photos/angstdei/573884646/

29. If we understand each
others movies, we
ourselves may be
persuaded
https://www.flickr.com/photos/angstdei/573884646/

30. The Game: Change My View
Agile
Issues
Political
Issues
Team 1:
Albert
Andrea
Team 2:
Brenda
Bob
Judges:
Connie
Carl
Score: Albert: 0 - Andrea: 0 - Brenda: 0 - Bob: 0 - Connie: 0 - Carl: 0

31. The Game: Change My View
Agile
Issues
Political
Issues
Moral
Found
ation
Team 1:
Albert
Andrea
Team 2:
Brenda
Bob
Moral
Found
ation
Judges:
Connie
Carl
Issue
To
Discuss
Score: Albert: 0 - Andrea: 0 - Brenda: 0 - Bob: 0 - Connie: 0 - Carl: 0
Developers should be practicing TDD

32. The Game: Change My View
Agile
Issues
Political
Issues
Moral
Found
ation
Team 1:
Albert
Andrea
Team 2:
Brenda
Bob
Moral
Found
ation
Judges:
Connie
Carl
Issue
To
Discuss
Team 1:
Victory!
Team 1:
Victory!
Score: Albert: 2 - Andrea: 2 - Brenda: 0 - Bob: 0 - Connie: 0 - Carl: 0

33. The Game: Change My View
Agile
Issues
Political
Issues
Care /
Harm
Team 1:
Albert
Andrea
Team 2:
Brenda
Bob
Moral
Found
ation
Judges:
Connie
Carl
Issue
To
Discuss
Team 1:
Victory!
Team 1:
Victory!
Care /
Harm
Care /
Harm
Score: Albert: 2 - Andrea: 2 - Brenda: 0 - Bob: 0 - Connie: 1 - Carl: 1

34. The Game: Change My View
Agile
Issues
Political
Issues
Moral
Found
ation
Team 1:
Albert
Andrea
Team 2:
Brenda
Bob
Judges:
Connie
Carl
Issue
To
Discuss
Team 1:
Victory!
Team 1:
Victory!
Care /
Harm
Care /
Harm
Sanctity
/
Degrada
tion
Care /
Harm
Score: Albert: 2 - Andrea: 2 - Brenda: 2 - Bob: 2 - Connie: 2 - Carl: 1
Sanctity
/
Degrada
tion

35. Why should we do this?
1. We change our mind
2. We better understand the
challenges to our argument and as
a result improve our own
3. We learn something new and
combine it with our current
knowledge

36. Todd Charron
Twitter: @toddcharron
Email: todd@toddcharron.com
Organizational Revolutionist
Founder: Follow Your Fear Day
Thanks!