This short video tells the story of a malaria outbreak on the island of Borneo, the solution that was put in place, and the string of unintended consequences that followed. It shows the dangers involved when we rush to solutions before taking the time to understand the problem and the system in which it is situated. It also highlights the importance of testing out our ideas with small prototypes prior to launching a full scale solution.
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Systems thinking: a cautionary tale
Video
3 minutes
By: Sustainability Illustrated
Educator-prep | K-12 educators
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.
Truth matters: teaching young students to search for the most reasonable answer
Article
30 minutes
By: Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A.G. Wilkinson, Phi Delta Kappan
Responding to crisis with character
Video
11 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Humility
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Nuclear flowers
Tool
5 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Why we believe obvious untruths
Article
10 minutes
By: New York Times, Philip Fernbach and Steven Sloman