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Deep Dive: Introduction

How do we create space — emotionally and intellectually — to listen to other points of view and experiences? How do we share our own ideas without fear or judgment? And how can these questions help us to view problems systemically, in all their complexity? This Deep Dive Introduction offers a selection of our resources and activities to help you get started and is designed to guide your engagement with any Doha Debates production, be it a live debate, a podcast or other media as you explore complex global issues. Each lesson also includes links to other related Deep Dive learning materials from our Better Conversations and Systems Thinking modules.

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Systems Thinking

8 lessons

When we consider some of the world’s greatest challenges, it helps to think of them not just as complicated, but as complex. Systems thinkers often call them “wicked problems,” as they have many stakeholders with interdependencies and they resist being broken down into pieces and “solved.” Instead, they require a deeper, collaborative understanding of the problem itself before any interventions can be made. Where to begin? Systems thinking offers a path forward. Let’s dive in.

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Better Conversations

8 lessons

Better Conversations provides an in-depth introduction to skills necessary to conduct difficult conversations about potentially sensitive local and global challenges. With these skills under your belt, you can productively engage with the Doha Debates materials. Try our four step process: Prepare + Engage + Reflect + Act to practice and integrate each skill. For facilitators and teachers, download the curriculum for more in-depth group activities.

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Socialism: Is the Pandemic a Catalyst for Radical Change?

6 lessons

For many, COVID-19 has exposed the structural inequality in our societies, with young people being disproportionately affected. This debate focuses on the core principles on which societies can be built culturally and economically and considers the merits of capitalism and socialism, putting economic models and concepts such as ‘creative destruction’ in light of the current crisis. Through this unit, learners examine these core economic systems of governance by engaging with a diverse range of opinions on a sharp spectrum.

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Climate Change: Can we rise to the challenge?

9 lessons

Human activities are changing the climate in unprecedented and, in some cases, irreversible ways. But what are the best solutions to this enormous challenge? Is focusing on renewable resources practical? And how do we balance our global fight against climate change with the myriad other problems plaguing our planet?

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Global Cooperation

6 lessons

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allied powers laid the foundations for global institutions like the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, we need global cooperation to rein in the virus and rebuild economies. Do our global institutions need to be reformed — or completely rebuilt? This is the driving question behind the debate and the lessons in this unit.

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Short Films

4 lessons

Our short films aim to tackle tough social issues and global problems by putting the spotlight on underrepresented stories. These productions are about raising the voices of the people directly affected by the world’s most pressing and complex issues –– climate change, inequality, globalization, discrimination, displacement. Take a deep dive into our film archive and explore these topics with our film guides and discussion activities.

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Course Correction (Season 1)

13 lessons

Host Nelufar Hedayat brings the tough global issues she covers in the Course Correction podcast up close by looking at them through the lens of her own history, habits, local surroundings and personal life, and then zooming out to broaden the perspective and get more information through interviews with leading experts and activists.

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Course Correction (Season 2)

7 lessons

In the second season of Course Correction, host Nelufar Hedayat is taking on a new challenge: Listening to people she disagrees with. Each episode addresses one polarizing issue, and Nelufar will engage with people whose opinions are very different from her own — and try to keep an open mind. Nelufar will challenge her own beliefs with discussions about race and reparations, COVID-19 policy, gender rights and religion, and so much more.

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Diverse points of view

The work of civil discourse and public debate never ends. The tools and resources in Deep Dive can be used multiple times, and are not limited by any particular debate or challenge. They can be applied globally, and across a range of environments and topics.Ultimately, through the productive conversations and activities fostered through our educational material, Doha Debates envisions uniting and inspiring a generation to solve the world’s challenges and build a better future for generations to come.

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