Power Imbalance Kills Real Participation (Avoid Tokenism)
Power imbalances sabotage true collaboration. They turn “co-creation” into quiet extraction. Hidden hierarchies decide who speaks. They filter what counts as evidence. They direct benefits upward. Teams ignore this at their peril. Real participation demands surfacing power early. This guide uncovers blind spots. It offers fixes. It promotes equitable CBPR and PAR. Read on to … Read more