Our own past failures to act with moral courage can drive our empathy for others and stir us to future action. In this viewing, students respond to Irshad Manji’s description of how a failure of courage created a lifelong desire to speak up in the face of bigotry.
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15 minutes
By: Adam Galinsky, TED
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10 minutes
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Article
10 minutes
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Article
10 minutes
By: David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry