Common Cause fosters values such as care for others & concern for nature through supportive framing and language
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Common Cause fosters values such as care for others & concern for nature through supportive framing and language
Values — like policies, plans, and goals — are heuristics to help us avoid an infinite calculation each time we want to act. Instead of calculating in each conversation, at each moment, what to reveal and what to conceal, a person adopts the general value of being honest, by default. So, values are a form of knowledge about what works in general, o... See more
Joe Edelman • Human Values
We are more likely to trust those who share our values and beliefs. When we believe someone has our best interest in mind because it is in their benefit to do so, the whole group benefits.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Building Brand Communities: How Organizations Succeed by Creating Belonging
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democracy and participation; openness to lifelong learning and experimentation; equity and fairness – the worth of every individual; valid information and informed choice; enduring respect for the human side of enterprise.
Linda Holbeche • Organization Development: A Practitioner's Guide for OD and HR
These small-scale examples of tapping into people’s values are compelling, but some might dismiss their successes as inherently incremental, merely tweaking at the margins of humanity’s grand challenges. Tom Crompton and Tim Kasser, experts in environmental values, attitudes and behaviour, would disagree. They argue that when it comes to creating d
... See moreKate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
These fonts of meaning-making have a lot in common. They all transcend individual desires, they're oriented towards the interests of a group, and they're among the best ways to leave the world a better place than you found it. Relevant to our interests, they all demand a sacrifice of personal optionality on the altar of the collective good.