Toolkit library/

Perspective taking: a brain hack that can help you make better decisions

A team of neuroscience researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School describe the connection between perspective taking and innovation, explaining that perspective taking activates and develops the brain’s “mentalizing” and “exploration” networks, helping lead us to new ideas.

Article

   12 minutes

   By: Wharton Neuroscience Initiative

   Educator-prep | 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.

More on this topic:

The power of perspective taking

  Article

  8 minutes

  By: Gillian Ku and Kathy Brewis, London Business School

A tale of two teachers

  Video

  12 minutes

  By: Melissa Crum, TEDx

Overcoming the empathy gap: overcoming a societal lack of empathy

  Video

  14 minutes

  By: Fareeha Quayyum, TEDx

Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast?

  Video

  10 minutes

  By: TED, Tom Wujec

Reflecting for change

  Article

  15 minutes

  By: Principled Innovation® (PI)

Access our collection of +200 learning materials

PI toolkit library