Description: Collective noticing tool/matrix to be completed by groups
Suggested use: Complete the example collective noticing tool(s) with a group to explore the CDPs more in depth. For best results, individuals should first complete their own Personal Noticing Tool.
Case study that analyzes the efforts made within San Antonio to become a Compassionate City.
Seminal article co-authored by David Sloan Wilson, Elinor Ostrom, and Michael E. Cox, published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, that provides background on the origins of the Core Design Principles (CDPs), beginning with how they were derived for assessing collaboration for communities that manage common-pool resources to how they can be generalized for any collective group.
The study implemented a culturally adapted ProSocial Process aimed at connecting educational, environmental conservation, and social service efforts across Latin America to create a sustainable network of change makers and reweave the cultural fabric.
The aim of this proposal was to integrate science and spirituality in real-world settings, based on the conceptual foundation of modern evolutionary science and a practical framework for working with groups pioneered by the nonprofit organization ProSocial World. Full report and video available to view. Project supported in part by the Templeton Religion Trust (TRT).
A ProSocial World research initiative funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the ProSocial Spiritual Communities Initiative, aims to integrate contemplative practices and interspiritual elements into ProSocial World’s scientifically-based framework.
