Using The Potter Box
The Potter Box is not a solution- it is just a process that helps us think about our options more clearly. It focuses on ethical or moral issues, not pragmatic or legal ones, like whether you will get fired or sued. The Potter Box can help us think through what to do.
These four steps should be taken in order. According to Potter, the Potter Box can be utilized in any ethical situation.
Two different people analyzing the same issue using the Potter Box can arrive at two very different conclusions. In fact, the same person using the same issue could arrive at different decisions when using the box at two different times.
The name "Potter Box" may indicate that this process is very rigid, but this is a fluid process, and you may have to go back and forth among the steps before you can reach a conclusion. This process will also become a bit easier and quicker the more you practice it.
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