Instagram Post by @AccountabilityMapping

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accountability ≠ punishment

Okay, so what is it?

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Here are 3 tools to help us understand what accountability actually is...

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How do we support accountability?

[2 x 2 chart with color coding noted. Y axis: consequences. X axis: support.]

I. High consequences, low support [yellow]

Punishment — Authoritarian: doing to you

II. High consequences, high support [green]

Transformation — Accountable: working with you

III. Low consequences, low support [red]

Ignoring — Irresponsible: not doing anything

IV. Low consequences, high support [yellow]

Enabling — Paternalistic: doing for you

Adapted by @accountabilitymapping from Shira Hassan, Miriame Kaba, Paul McCold, Ted Wachtel & GenerationFIVE

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How do we take accountability?

[Visualized as a pyramid]

  1. Become a healthy member of your community
  2. Change harmful attitudes and behaviors so that violence is not repeated
  3. Make repairs for the harm
  4. Recognize the consequences of violence without excuses, even if unintended
  5. Recognize the violence
  6. Stop the immediate violence

From Creative Interventions

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How do we make accountability a daily practice?

[Visualized as a cycle]

  1. Was there anything I did today that was out of alignment with my commitments or values?
  2. If so, what was going on for me at the time?
  3. And what do I need to do about it now?

From Shannon Perez-Darby