Toolkit Library/

What makes altruism altruistic?

In Principled Innovation, shifting the notion of “goodness” from self-sacrifice to seeking “positive change for humanity” lifts the burden of altruism and engages our hope for a better future for all stakeholders. Use this discussion of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree to challenge participants’ reflection on what makes altruism “good.” 

   Video

   15 minutes

   By: Principled Innovation® (PI)

   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.

More on this topic:

John Rawls “Justice as fairness” lesson plan

  Tool

  45 minutes

  By: Academy 4 Social Change

Two Canadas: my story of generosity and systemic racism.

  Video

  13 minutes

  By: Ahmed Hussen, TEDx

What is a critical reflection? Introducing the “what, so what, now what” model

  Video

  3 minutes

  By: University of Guelph

Power of curiosity

  Video

  5 minutes

  By: BrainCraft, PBS

Introduction to reflective practice

  Video

  3 minutes

  By: CIPD

Access our collection of +200 learning materials

PI toolkit library