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The Quadrant of Responsibility · Thinking Canvas

Where Does Responsibility Actually Live?

Place real forces in this debate on the quadrant — then interrogate what you find.

Name the Two Axes

The x-axis runs from Individual to Systemic. The y-axis runs from High Impact to Low Impact. These are the article's two core dimensions — keep them in mind throughout.

List Your Items

Write six real forces from the article — actions, policies, actors, or campaigns — that you will place on the quadrant. Examples: carbon footprint calculator, carbon tax, personal diet change, fossil fuel lobbying.

Place Everything

Map all six items onto the 2×2 grid. Individual + High Impact is top-left; Systemic + High Impact is top-right; Individual + Low Impact is bottom-left; Systemic + Low Impact is bottom-right.

High Impact

Low Impact

Individual

Systemic

The Fullest Quadrant

Which quadrant holds the most items? Write one sentence explaining whether that distribution matches or contradicts the argument in the article.

The Empty Quadrant

Which quadrant is empty or near-empty? What does its emptiness reveal about how the debate has been framed — and by whom?

The Contested Item

Find the one item you were most unsure how to place. Write two to three sentences defending your final decision — and naming what assumption you had to make to place it there. Look back at step 2: does your original list still feel complete, or is something missing?

Your Avoided Quadrant

Which quadrant do you personally avoid — either in your thinking or in your actions? Write one word that names why. Then write one sentence explaining what it would take to move something into it.

Why that word?

Discuss Tell your partner: which item on your quadrant surprised you most — and what does its position say about where real change comes from?

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