“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.
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Article
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Article
8 minutes
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Article
12 minutes
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Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
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Video
2 minutes
By: Linda Hill