A Microcosm of the outside world: Intentional emergence around current events, factions, and polarization.

Abstract

Teaching leadership in today's world requires a combination of introducing theory and best practices, as well as allowing moments that are happening in real-time, both current events and interactions from the "laboratory" of the classroom, to affect the teaching agenda. Instructors can lean into the model of Intentional Emergence (IE) to help guide them toward welcoming these "real-life moment" as vital parts of the curriculum. The authors review inside events, outside events, and Temporary Authority Skills Challenges (or TASCs) as examples of IE pedagogy.