“Engaging multiple and diverse perspectives” (PI Practice C2) involves embracing—actively seeking out through inclusivity—the complexity of divergent values (Practice M1) and cultural and contextual experiences (Practice C1). As explained in this short video, taking multiple perspectives doesn’t mean giving up your own beliefs but “to be in the world with more possibilities and a larger solution set to the intractable complex challenges that we face.”
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Taking multiple perspectives
Video
3 minutes
By: Cultivating Leadership
Educator-prep | Leader-prep
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.
How sharing our stories builds inclusion
Article
10 minutes
By: Harvard Business Review, Selena Rezvani and Stacey A. Gordon
How to teach divergent thinking
Article
20 minutes
By: UT Austin Faculty Innovation Center
A tale of two teachers
Video
12 minutes
By: Melissa Crum, TEDx
Icebreakers
Tool
15 minutes
By: University of Florida
Gaining perspective on an argument
Tool
10 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center