Civil discourse allows conversations around conflicting values and diverse perspectives (Practice C2) to persist until better understanding is achieved. It honors the place of others as equal members of a shared community. As journalist Malcolm Glover says in this TED Talk, recognizing that “the ‘I’ is a part of the ‘We’” is central to the task of identifying innovations in an increasingly interconnected world.
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A return to civil discourse
Video
11 minutes
By: Malcolm Glover, TEDx
Educator-prep | Leader-prep
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.
An engine for inquiry
Article
180 minutes
By: ASU New College
Values
Video
2 minutes
By: Center for Leadership and Ethics, UT Austin
Collaborating to end homelessness
Video
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Inclusivity in the classroom
Tool
45 minutes
By: Yale University
Managing difficult classroom discussions
Tool
180 minutes
By: Indiana University