Making moral and ethical decisions requires us to seek a deeper understanding of the complexity of the issues surrounding our decisions. As illustrated by this article by Christopher Dwyer, a researcher at the National University of Ireland, the PI Intellectual character assets of critical thinking, reflection, curiosity, and truth-seeking press us to explore beliefs and values that are different from our own (Practice M1).
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5 barriers to critical thinking
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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.
Divergent thinking
Video
35 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Curiosity
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Teams solve problems faster when they’re more cognitively diverse
Article
20 minutes
By: Alison Reynolds and David Lewis, Harvard Business Review
Cultural humility
Video
2 minutes
By: Psych Hub
The art of deliberation
Article
10 minutes
By: ASCD, Walter Parker