Making moral and ethical decisions requires us to seek a deeper understanding of the complexity of the issues surrounding our decisions. As illustrated by this article by Christopher Dwyer, a researcher at the National University of Ireland, the PI Intellectual character assets of critical thinking, reflection, curiosity, and truth-seeking press us to explore beliefs and values that are different from our own (Practice M1).
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5 barriers to critical thinking
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
Mesa Public Schools and Arizona State University Leadership Cohort
Video
3 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
When problem-solving is a problem
Article
20 minutes
By: Harvard Gazette
Cultivating collaboration: don’t be so defensive!
Video
16 minutes
By: Jim Tamm, TEDx
The art of deliberation
Article
10 minutes
By: ASCD, Walter Parker
Mapping systems
Tool
60 minutes
By: Harvard Graduate School of Education