From September 7-9, I was fortunate to attend the first-ever Pluralism Summit, sponsored by the Pluralism and Civil Exchange Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. I attended to promote the HxLIbraries’ new Open Inquiry Toolkit for teaching information literacy. I rediscovered there what a professional conference could be at its best, when those with a wide range of views, professions, organizations, politics, faiths or belief systems, and attitudes toward society, come together with a common goal of learning together in supporting the norms of a liberal democracy. This article describes the special features of the conference and some key lessons for me as I continue to process what I heard, saw, spoke with others about at the conference
Thanks, Michael. I think one aspect of pluralism that most needs further thought and reflection, but also practical planning, is promoting pluralism in workplaces, to overcome self-censorship and encourage more creativity in strategic or even operational planning. The Edmondson research along with the Kaetrena Davis Kendrick scholarship may offer options for intellectual pluralism within library workplaces.
Thanks for laying out the "touchstones." These are great principles for reimagining institutions that have been captured by the current "calcified ideology."
Fantastic piece Craig, thank you! Excellent guidance for putting pluralism into practice.
Thanks, Michael. I think one aspect of pluralism that most needs further thought and reflection, but also practical planning, is promoting pluralism in workplaces, to overcome self-censorship and encourage more creativity in strategic or even operational planning. The Edmondson research along with the Kaetrena Davis Kendrick scholarship may offer options for intellectual pluralism within library workplaces.
Thanks for laying out the "touchstones." These are great principles for reimagining institutions that have been captured by the current "calcified ideology."