In Principled Innovation, resilience not only supports the process of innovating but is also often the goal of our innovations: much innovation in our learning environments is focused on creating environments that foster children’s resilience and prepare them to meet challenges in life. In this TED Talk, former Surgeon General Jerome Adams describes the importance of building “unbreakable communities” that better equip us to surmount challenges in life. By highlighting the link between health and economic advancement, he points to the critical role that collaborative partnerships across sectors can have on building a community’s resilience.
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How resilient communities can create a healthier country
Video
15 minutes
By: Jerome Adams, TEDx
K-12 educators | Lifelong learners
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.
Four ways that social support makes you more resilient
Article
20 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center, Jill Suttie
Getting to know you
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Creative resilience
Video
1 minutes
By: ASU, Liz Lerman
Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast?
Video
10 minutes
By: TED, Tom Wujec
Group work reflection questions
Tool
5 minutes
By: Gifted Guru