activities · 13
what they do
direct service · 10
- Administer specialized ethics programs Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDirects targeted initiatives such as the Program on Organizational and Executive Ethics and the Transformative Teachers Program, aimed at advancing ethical leadership in specific professional domains.
- Deliver public engagement and cultural programsHosts public talks, film screenings, and art-based experiences such as the screening of "Sin Nombre" with director Q&A and the "Spark Change" initiative, which uses art to cultivate values-driven leadership and compassion.
- Develop and deliver ethics education programs Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDevelops lectures and educational programs on ethical issues for students, researchers, politicians, business leaders, and the broader community, focusing on moral purpose and responsibility across individuals, organizations, and societies.
- Developing and Delivering Ethics Programs Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDevelops and implements lectures and programs focused on ethical issues relevant to students, researchers, politicians, business leaders, and the broader community, examining moral purpose and responsibility across individuals, organizations, and societies.
- Directing the Program on Organizational and Executive Ethics Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDirects a specific program focused on organizational and executive ethics.
- Hosting Public Events and ScreeningsHosts public events, including talks by prominent figures like the Dalai Lama, and free screenings of films followed by Q&A sessions with directors.
- Operating "Spark Change" Art-Based ExperienceOperates "Spark Change," an art-based experience designed to cultivate core values and shape a new generation of leaders, including facilitating a virtual collage of artworks promoting compassion and healing.
- Program on Organizational and Executive Ethics Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDirects the Program on Organizational and Executive Ethics.
- Spark Change ProgramOperates "Spark Change," an art-based experience designed to cultivate core values and shape a new generation of leaders, including facilitating a virtual collage of artworks promoting compassion and healing.
- Transformative Teachers Program Educator Professional Development ProgramsCoordinates the Transformative Teachers Program.
research · 2
- Conduct interdisciplinary ethics research Organizational & Executive Ethics ProgramsDevelops interdisciplinary research and programs that integrate ethics into fields such as science and technology, education, and international relations.
- Interdisciplinary Research and Program Development Interdisciplinary Research InstitutesDevelops interdisciplinary research and programs spanning fields such as science and technology, education, and international relations.
capacity building · 1
- Coordinating the Transformative Teachers Program Educator Professional Development ProgramsCoordinates the Transformative Teachers Program, indicating a focus on educator development.
strategies · 14
how they think
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- Art-Based Character and Values Development art_based_educationThe organization utilizes art-based experiences and creative expressions to shape new leaders and foster core values, aiming to develop character in participants through cognitive skills, social-emotional understanding, and perspective-taking.
- Art-Based Character and Values Development art_based_educationThe organization uses art-based experiences and creative expressions to shape new leaders and foster core values, aiming to develop character through cognitive skills, social-emotional understanding, and perspective-taking, focusing on compassion, gratitude, kindness, and fearlessness.
- Art-based values and character education art-based educationUses art-based experiences and creative expression as a pedagogical tool to develop character, cognitive and social-emotional skills, perspective-taking, and core values such as compassion, gratitude, kindness, and fearlessness in emerging leaders.
- Collaborative Think-and-Do Tank Model collaborative_think_tankThe organization functions as a collaborative, nonpartisan "think-and-do tank" to foster inquiry, dialogue, and education on ethical and humane dimensions of life, promoting discussion and application of ethical behavior through interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Collaborative Think-and-Do Tank Model collaborative_think_tankThe organization functions as a collaborative, nonpartisan 'think-and-do tank' to advance inquiry, dialogue, and education on ethical and humane dimensions of life, promoting discussion and application of ethical behavior through interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Collaborative think-and-do tank model think-and-do tankOperates as a collaborative, nonpartisan 'think-and-do tank' that combines intellectual inquiry with practical action to advance ethical and humane dimensions of life through dialogue, education, and interdisciplinary problem-solving.
- Expert collaboration across diverse fields expert collaborationAdvances its mission by convening distinguished individuals from diverse cultural, religious, and professional backgrounds—including thinkers, educators, artists, and policymakers—to co-create knowledge and drive innovation in ethics and humane values.
- Promotion of Secular Ethics and Holistic Education secular_ethics_promotionThe organization promotes secular ethics and values to support a sustainable and peaceful society, independent of religious orientations, by grounding its work in the vision of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, which emphasizes holistic education integrated with human and global ethics.
- Promotion of Secular and Holistic Ethics secular_ethics_promotionThe organization promotes secular ethics and values, grounded in the vision of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, to support a sustainable and peaceful society independent of religious orientations, emphasizing holistic education integrated with human and global ethics.
- Secular ethics for global society secular ethics promotionPromotes secular ethics and values as a foundation for a sustainable and peaceful society, independent of religious frameworks, emphasizing universal human values and holistic education aligned with the vision of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
- Systems Approach to Ethical Solutions systems_approachThe organization is committed to a systems approach for resolving challenges, encouraging multidisciplinary systems thinking and new methods to address immediate issues within a broader ethical framework.
- Systems Approach to Ethical Solutions systems_approachThe organization is committed to a systems approach to solutions, encouraging multidisciplinary systems thinking and new methods for resolving immediate challenges by addressing complex issues holistically.
- Systems and interdisciplinary approach to ethical challenges systems approachApplies a systems thinking framework and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to develop innovative, multidisciplinary solutions to complex ethical and societal challenges.
- Values-Based Education on Core Principles values_based_educationThe organization focuses on the exploration and manifestation of four specific principles: compassion, gratitude, kindness, and fearlessness, as a foundation for its educational and ethical initiatives.
named programs · 4
what they call their work
Program on Organizational and Executive Ethics
Directs leadership and ethics initiatives for executives and organizational leaders, focusing on ethical decision-making and leadership development
Research on Intergroup Conflict
Neuroscience and social cognitive research on the psychological and neural basis of intergroup conflict and reconciliation
Technology and Global Development Initiative
Examines the role of technology in socio-economic development, particularly in impoverished communities
Transformative Teachers Program
Supports educators in integrating ethics and human values into teaching practices and institutional culture
relationships · 62
who they work with
- Betty Williams Partner — Founding member of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and.
- Brain and Cognitive Science Partner — Collaborates with Brain and Cognitive Science at MIT.
- California Academy of Sciences Partner — Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, is affiliated with the Center.
- Center for Reflective Community Practice-Urban Studies and Planning Partner — Collaborates with the Center for Reflective Community Practice-Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.
- Columbia University Partner — Jagdish N. Bhagwati, University Professor (Economics), is affiliated with the Center.
- Contemplative Outreach Partner — Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO (deceased), Founder, was affiliated with the Center.
- Cornell University’s College of Engineering Partner — Erica Dawson, a Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell University’s College of Engineering, also directs a program at the Dalai Lama Center.
- Cupixel Partner — Partners to strengthen a new generation of youth leaders and educators through #SPARKCHANGE.
- Dean for Student Life Partner — Collaborates with the Dean for Student Life at MIT.
- Desmond Mpilo Tutu Partner — Founding member of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and.
- Duke University Partner — Owen Flanagan, James B Duke Professor and Professor of Neurobiology, is affiliated with the Center.
- Environmental Defense Fund Partner — Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist, is affiliated with the Center.
- Harvard Business School Partner — Rebecca M. Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, is affiliated with the Center.
- Harvard Medical School Partner — Robert D. Truog, MD, Professor of Medical Ethics, Anaesthesia, & Pediatrics, and Director of Clinical Ethics, is affiliated with the Center.
- Harvard Medical School Partner — Sandeep Kishore, a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, is a fellow at The Center.
- Harvard University Partner — Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, is affiliated with the Center.
- Hershey Family Foundation Funder — Founding partner circle member
- Innovators In Health (IIH) Partner — Manish Bhardwaj, CEO and co-founder of IIH, is a fellow at The Center.
- Institute for Professionalism & Ethical Practice Partner — Robert D. Truog, MD, Executive Director, is affiliated with the Center.
- Jody Williams Partner — Founding member of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and.
- Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity Partner — Collaborates with the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity at MIT.
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Partner — Edwin Ozawa, a Senior Physician at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, is a fellow at The Center.
- Leadership Programs Partner — Collaborates with Leadership Programs at MIT.
- MIT Partner — Collaborative institutional relationship; The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics is affiliated with MIT through shared leadership and programs such as MIT Prajnopaya
- MIT Partner — Hosted a talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Kresge Auditorium, MIT, and provided a web simulcast venue at MIT.
- MIT Partner — Hosts and collaborates with the Center as part of its institutional affiliation.
- MIT Partner — Hosts and collaborates with the Center, providing access to faculty, students, and staff for its programs.
- MIT Partner — Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm, Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies & Professor of Biology, is affiliated with the Center.
- MIT Partner — The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values is located at MIT.
- MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Partner — Directed by Thomas Malone, a member of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics' advisory board
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