A Letter for Educators from Colin M. Fisher, Author of The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups

How to Foster Civil Discourse in the Classroom Using the Science of Group Dynamics to Help Your Students Disagree Well By Colin M. Fisher, professor at University College London and author of The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups   Universities were once celebrated as places where ideas could be challenged, debated, and

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FROM THE PAGE: An excerpt from Colin M. Fisher’s The Collective Edge

The Collective Edge is an accessible, research-backed guide to understanding how groups work—and how they can work better. Drawing on examples from sports, business, and pop culture, group dynamics expert Colin Fisher shows how structure, not just motivation, shapes effective teams. The book offers students practical tools for collaboration, leadership, and community-building that will help

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Worksheet for Students for Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity

We’re all born playful. But when we grow up, we learn to suppress this critical, hardwired instinct and our lives become ruled by “getting things done.” As world-famous designer Cas Holman explains, this disconnection from our playful selves is hazardous to everything from our emotional wellbeing to our ability to problem solve and innovate. The

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BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP is an essential examination of labor in America

Beaten Down, Worked Up is a stirring and essential look at labor in America, poised as it is between the tumultuous struggles of the past and the vital, hopeful struggles ahead.    Beaten Down, Worked Up Award-winning journalist and author Steven Greenhouse guides us through the key episodes and trends in history that are essential

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Random House to Publish FROM THE GROUND UP by Starbucks’ Howard Schultz in February 2019

The Random House Group has announced it will publish long-time CEO, Chairman, and current Chairman Emeritus of Starbucks Howard Schultz’s most revelatory and visionary book yet, From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America, on February 12th, 2019.  The book will be edited by Chris Jackson, editor of such authors as Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bryan Stevenson

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