Scene to read · Ethics, Collaboration
Ready for opening day?
You are a volunteer on the historical society's exhibit committee, asked to recommend whether a diary excerpt is ready for opening day.
In the historical society office, chair Malika, 58, and committee member Manfred, 28, review a donated diary describing his great-great-grandfather cheating tenants. The exhibit already acknowledges the misconduct; his family funded building repairs years ago. Tenant descendants requested two weeks to contribute context before the excerpt appears. Opening is tomorrow, and scheduled school groups cannot return this season to see this newly discovered firsthand evidence.
The scene
Malika: Those students won't return this season. The diary makes exploitation feel concrete.
Manfred: But we're centering my ancestor's words before tenants' families can contribute theirs.
Malika: We can label it incomplete and add their accounts in two weeks.
Manfred: That first impression sticks. Could we open without this excerpt until then?
The two questions
- 1Would you recommend including the excerpt at opening or temporarily withholding it, and how would you work with Malika, Manfred, and the tenant descendants?
- 2How should historical exhibits balance timely public access to evidence with giving affected communities meaningful opportunities to shape its presentation?
What raters look for
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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