This activity is part of a larger environmental education workshop package called Critical Hope; An Approach to Environmental Education which includes almost 30 group or classroom activities.

This stand-alone activity asks small groups to imagine different and widening points of view about a current issue.  They use what the authors call their “ethical imagination” to examine their own point of view, the point of view of an opposing person, the view of a nonhuman being and the view of someone in the future.  A highly adaptable activity.

If you are interested in exploring more of this valuable resource check out the whole manual which is described in more detail and available online on this COOL 2.0 database.  Critical Hope; An Approach to Environmental Education.