Values guide ethical decision-making (Practice M2) and define the way we want to live. Finding creative ways to inclusively access the perspectives of others can help us identify the values that should guide the design of Principled Innovations. In this TED Talk (10 minutes), Museum of Values co-founder Jan Stassen describes the role of understanding others’ values through learning their significant life stories.
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Why values matter
Video
10 minutes
By: Jan Stassen, TEDx
Educator-prep | Lifelong learners
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.
Empathy Interview
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
To design better tech, understand context
Video
8 minutes
By: TEDx, Tania Douglas
Identifying values through storytelling
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Ethics and morality
Article
5 minutes
By: Psychology Today
How classroom political discussions—controversies, too—prepare students for needed civic participation
Article
10 minutes
By: Holly Korbey, KQED