DISAGREE DIFFERENTLY

Written By Ben Kertman

Artifact 001: a co-op conversation card game for better disagreements

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  • ☛ Learn As You Play
    ❥ 1-2 players (co-op or solo)
    ⌚︎ 30-60 min
    ✿ Ages 13+

    Inside the pack (76 cards)
    28 Step Cards
    3 Topic Cards
    14 Ground Rules
    17 Communication Styles
    13 Boundaries

  • This game took 12 months to research conflict science, translate the findings into a design, and iterate that design with friends and family. Instead of rushing to market.

    Goals
    Personal outcomes / societal outcomes

    Disagreements aren’t the problem, they’re part of the solution.

    But we missed the whole point of them. Disagreements aren’t meant to be won. They’re not about wit and evidence. We can’t shout our way to feeling heard.

    We have to retrain our understanding of the tune of disagreements. They’re not all meant for conflict. The point is to let mutually exclusive perspectives coexist, otherwise we pivot to violence and repression. The point is to stay connected. The point is to discover more nuanced solutions to society’s ailments.

    And the only way to change minds and save the relationship, and cool yourself and everyone else around you down, is to make them feel heard.

    Understand public health problem

    Behaviors (and jobs) to be done

    Factors: Barriers and Motivators

    • Multi-step behavior

    • Fear of conflict / need for safety

    • Awareness, education

    Pure Prototype

    User test, update, repeat

  • There are no rules to memorize. No setup required.

    Open the pack, find and order the step cards. They are your trail, follow them step by step as you properly gather what you need for any disagreement (phase 1) and then along the trail through the disagreement (phase 2).

    Disagree about anything (something fun for practice, tough for more of a challenge, or whatever’s been on your mind).

    You win if you both can make the other feel genuinely heard. If not, there’s always another time.

  • What if it arrives damaged?
    If your order is damaged during shipping, then you can file a claim by contacting us through the green "Get Support" button on the bottom right-hand corner of our site, or by sending an e-mail to info@thegamecrafter.com. Please include the order number and several photographs of the damage (including photos of the shipping box).

    What’s the difference between Disagree Differently and the Topic Expansion Packs?
    One is the card game that guides you through any disagreement. It provides three topics to guide you from fun to tough to being able to bring up your own - this is the mission. The others are for if you want more practice before bringing up your own. They’re based in research as to topics other people want help bringing up. These are purely digital packs because the printing resources, shipping aren’t worth it and mean higher prices for you.

    What’s the difference between Disagree Differently and other conversation card games?
    They typically just provide topics and questions to discuss, but they don’t provide any guardrails for how the conversation (or disagreement) can unfold safely. They’re sometimes based in a single theory of conversation science, but none offer a translation of the entirety of all related and rigorous fields.

Ben Kertman