Context, Not Chaos with Quannah Arnold
Context, Not Chaos with Quannah Arnold is a limited podcast and media series designed to help audiences make sense of complex political, civic and social environments without escalating fear, polarization or misinformation.
Hosted and developed by a journalist and social science-trained communicator, Quannah Arnold, the series bridges broadcast journalism, interpersonal communication and systems thinking to translate complexity into clarity.
The project responds to a growing public need: not more information, but better sensemaking.
Context, Not Chaos with Quannah Arnold
How Minds Actually Change: A conversation with Joseph Strode
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Episode 5 - How People Actually Change Their Minds
Draws from communication research and social psychology to explain openness, resistance and relational change.
Core Theme: Belonging, openness and persuasion myths
Reflection Prompts
- When was the last time you changed your mind? What made it possible?
- What feels riskier—being wrong or being excluded?
- How does curiosity feel different from debate?
Exercise: Curiosity Practice
In pairs, practice asking only clarifying questions about a belief—no rebuttals allowed.
