Hope

Hope

What is Hope?

Defining Hope

Hope is a virtue that involves perspective, truth, and imagination. This animated video considers different facets of hope and provides a question for those who want to practice it.

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Hope in Action

documentary short

Good Judgment

Martha Vazquez is the Senior United States District Judge in Santa Fe. She was the first female federal district judge in New Mexico. During a day in the courtroom, she reflects on the role of hope, curiosity, and patience in her work.

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case studies

Business

After the Departure

A discouraged founder must decide whether to recommit to his struggling company or seek a clean exit.

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Engineering

The Fourth Report

A public engineer must decide whether to keep documenting a deteriorating bridge after years of inaction.

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Law

The Plea

A public defender must decide whether to recommend a safe plea deal or fight a potentially beatable charge at trial.

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Medicine

The Calculus of Possible

An oncologist must decide whether her past disappointments are keeping a patient from fully considering a promising new treatment.

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class resources

Civics

Syllabus: Intro to Community Engagement

An interdisciplinary examination of the theoretical and analytical tools essential for understanding and working in community as a person of character.

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Business

Assignment: Futuring

A future-focused business assignment in which students apply hope and curiosity to imagine strategic opportunities, using reflection, discussion, and a collaborative “Thing from the Future” exercise.

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Computer Science

Assignment: A Thought Experiment Career Pitch

A computer science ethics assignment in which students imagine a future career role and pitch a technology project that demonstrates how their work can serve the common good.

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Business

Syllabus: Honors Futuring

Futuring enables business managers to spot emerging opportunities and threats early and develop innovative responses to serve changing needs.

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More on Hope

Radical Hope Retrospective

An interview with Jonathan Lear, author of Radical Hope

Virtues & Vocations Magazine

How to Feel More Hopeful

Poet Tomás Morín describes a writing practice to make him feel more hopeful

Greater Good Magazine

The Virtue of Hope in the Face of Death

Professor of medicine Lydia S. Dugdale describes the role of hope in the ars moriendi, or art of dying

Virtues & Vocations Magazine

6 Virtues for Daily Happiness

Physician Manda Lai describes the role of virtues in the journey to happiness

Virtues for Life

How to Educate Hope

Michael Lamb, author of A Commonwealth of Hope, provides 7 strategies for cultivating hope

Virtues & Vocations Magazine

Academic articles

A roundup of recent articles on hope in academic journals