This document discusses bringing together diverse groups to work collaboratively. It argues that approaches that foster competition tend to amplify winners and losers, while evidence-based social-emotional problem solving and connecting complex systems can catalyze cooperation, creativity, and boost pro-social behaviors. Dream teams composed of people from different backgrounds working as co-players and co-conversationalists may help address issues that touch all of us.

1. The ‘Other

2. If I don’t look
maybe they’ll go
away.
Who can I
trust?
We’re
DOOMED.
Bother.
They’re Not Going Awa

4. Maybe they
can help.
Let’s work with
them to help.
This touches us
all.
We can
help!
I can’t.
I don’t know
how but I’ll try.

5. Me to We

6. Race to the Top Findings
“District and School Culture plays a role .
Making teachers real partners,
union–management collaboration
(…achieved) most progress,
fewest bumps,
and is more likely to sustain gains.

7. ME to WE
RELAY TO WIN
RACE TO
THE TOP
Amplifies Winners VS Losers
Blaming, Back-stabbing
Competition for Resources
Allows diverse students to win
Boosts pro-social behaviors &
brain-building endorphins
Catalyzes cooperation, creativity

8. Evidence-based Social-Emotional Problem Solving
Complex System Connected Solution

9. Credentialed
Conservatives
Co-Conversationalists
Co-Players
Teacher
Indian
CEO

10. Hamza
Me
David
Alex Philip
Brandon
Joey Charles
Leif Mohammed
Ashha
Jerusalem
Ahmed James
alima
Weston Zach Ariel
Heyzal
Public - Goods (Citizens) Game

11. Dream Teams
are among us.
Our

12. Characteristics
Could do all day
Care about

13. -PhysiologicalEffects
NAME:
Our Shared Care is:
Being super smart (and nice, too).
.
Our Shared Cares Statement is:
We, Arne and George, want to be super smart and nice.
To Achieve Our Goal We Will:
1. Learn together every day before we play.
2. Arne will help George with his Reading.
3. George will help Arne with his Writing.
To Stay On Track We Will:
We will show our parent or teacher our work before we play.
We Will Know We Have Succeeded When:
The President asks us to teach all the kids in the United States.

14. The ‘Other’ is Us
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