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.
A return to civil discourse
Video
11 minutes
By: Malcolm Glover, TEDx
An upward spiral between gratitude and humility
Article
15 minutes
By: Elliott Kruse et al.
Collaborating to end homelessness
Video
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Civil presence
Tool
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
The power of perspective taking
Article
8 minutes
By: Gillian Ku and Kathy Brewis, London Business School