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Promoting Curiosity

Promoting Curiosity

Curiosity Prompts and Questions Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that helps participants develop the mental skill of curiosity and turn it into a regular practice by...

Just Imagine…Emerging Inequities

Just Imagine…Emerging Inequities

South Africa has a history of unreliable electrical power. The national power provider has been accused of mismanagement of government funding for upgrades to the nation’s electric grid. As a...

Practicing Generosity of Interpretation

Practicing Generosity of Interpretation

Cultivating patience, empathy, and understanding Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that helps participants practice patience and generosity during a challenging discussion. Participants develop principles that can...

Just Imagine…Enabling Everyone to Be a Star

Just Imagine…Enabling Everyone to Be a Star

Steven Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1985. He studied Computer Science at the University of Illinois. He worked for...

Just Imagine…The Refugee Father of Video Games

Just Imagine…The Refugee Father of Video Games

Ralph Baer was born in 1922 to a Jewish family in Germany. In 1938, he and his family immigrated to American to escape the growing persecution of Jews in Nazi...

Awareness of Context, Bias, & Assumptions

Awareness of Context, Bias, & Assumptions

Exploring preconceived notions Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that encourages participants to reflect on their own and others’ biases and assumptions in a nonjudgmental way. It...

Just Imagine…A New Style of Journalism

Just Imagine…A New Style of Journalism

József Pulitzer was born to a Jewish family in Hungary in 1847. When his father died, the family business went bankrupt. József tried to join various armies in Europe to...

Anticipating Implications and (Un)Intended Consequences

Anticipating Implications and (Un)Intended Consequences

Critically analyzing actions before implementation Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that explores unintended consequences. Often what we consider an unintended consequence could actually have been predicted...

Just Imagine…Lifting Lives

Just Imagine…Lifting Lives

Dikembe Mutombo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1966. His original career plan was to become a doctor, but his family encouraged him to explore a...

Seeking Divergent Thinking and Perspectives

Seeking Divergent Thinking and Perspectives

Surrounding the Topic Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting an activity that helps participants consider an issue from multiple dimensions. Participants work together to “surround the topic” and expand...

Taking the Perspective of Another

Taking the Perspective of Another

Exploring the driving factors behind others’ choices Dear collaborative discussion friends, This week we are highlighting a fun activity that uses fictional characters or historical figures to help participants view an issue...

Just Imagine…Cultural Understanding through Fiction

Just Imagine…Cultural Understanding through Fiction

Khaled Hosseini was born in Afghanistan in 1965. He grew up with a privileged background. When he was growing up, Kabul, Afghanistan was a modern city. His father was a...

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