“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.
To understand your students, use “compassionate curiosity.”
Article
15 minutes
By: Education Week, Kyle Redford
Concentric altruism
Video
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
The perspective taking educator
Article
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Critical thinking
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Collaboration characteristics
Tool
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)