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.
Systems thinking: understanding the whole rather than just separate pieces
Video
3 minutes
By: Synergos
Moral imagination
Tool
120 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
5 barriers to critical thinking
Article
10 minutes
By: Chistopher Dwyer, Psychology Today
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking—but you also need critical ignoring
Article
12 minutes
By: Sam Wineburg, The Conversation
What’s a value or principle you live by?
Video
1 minutes
By: Ethics Centre