# Pac-Man Rule

*Tom Geraghty · Interpersonal Practice, Politics, Diversity & Equity*

Introduces Eric Holscher's Pac-Man Rule for inclusive conversations: always leave an opening for one more person to join. Uses the physical geometry of closed conversational circles as a concrete example of how spatial and social exclusion reproduce each other.

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