The RAFT: Respect, Accountability, Fairness, and Transparency

Patterns of Behavior and Mindsets

Human behavior, while complex, is not in fact infinite. Behaviors, especially in relationships, follow characteristic patterns. While specifics may vary from context to context and culture to culture, certain common patterns are observable. Some behavior patterns are negative and either increase Dividers or undermine Connectors. Other patterns of behavior are positive and either decrease Dividers or support Connectors.

Do No Harm users note that by observing these patterns in ourselves and in others, we can recognize how to shape and control them. They note that we who intervene have responsibility over how we, as individuals, interact with others. We have responsibility for how our interactions have impacts on Dividers and Connectors.

Do No Harm users talk about the mindsets that influence and shape our behaviors in ways that, in turn, influence and shape our impacts on any context. These are the “dividing mindset” and the “connecting mindset”. Every person who intervenes in any context may choose which mindset to embody. The choice is the basis for effective, positive impacts or ineffective and negative impacts. It is an essential choice.

The four characteristics of connecting mindsets are Respect, Accountability, Fairness, and Transparency.

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