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Introduction to the Inner Development Goals

Creator: @SoulfullyAButterfly

The Inner Development Goals provide an essential framework of transformative skills for sustainable development. 

The current IDGs framework represents 5 dimensions and 23 skills and qualities which are especially crucial for leaders who address SDGs, but fundamentally for all of us! They promote human inner growth and development. It is the greatest possible accelerator to reach the Sustainable Development Goals and create a prosperous future for all humanity.

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Please use this Course Guide for an overview of the framework.

Course Structure

  1. Complete the growth path associated with the course
  2. Create 2 forum posts/threads on any of the skills /qualities mentioned within the 5 domains. The posts need to have 1-2 discussion questions/prompts to encourage reflection. This is an example of such a post. The forum posts need to be 200 words minimum each with at least 1 discussion prompt.
  3. Make 10 forum posts as replies to either the people partaking in the discussion on your post or as a participant in other people’s posts. The posts must be within the IDG community.
  4. Complete the course quiz. The quiz consists of theoretical questions, testing the understanding of topics mentioned in the guide and confirmation of practical components.
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Created by @BPDBadee

Thinking, a core dimension of human intelligence, encompasses a range of cognitive skills crucial for navigating the world, and psychology offers valuable frameworks for understanding these processes. 1 Consider the classic "flying saucer" analogy used in discussions of perception and belief: if someone reports seeing a UFO, is it evidence of extraterrestrial visitation, a misidentification of a known object, or a psychological phenomenon? Critical thinking demands we go beyond surface-level observations. How reliable is the eyewitness testimony? What are the alternative explanations? Are there any psychological factors, like suggestibility or confirmation bias, that might influence the interpretation of the event? This analogy highlights the importance of skepticism and evidence-based reasoning, key cognitive skills in psychology and everyday life. But how do we balance skepticism with open-mindedness? How do we avoid dismissing unusual experiences simply because they don't fit our existing worldview? Furthermore, how do cultural beliefs and social pressures shape our perceptions and interpretations of events, as might be the case with UFO sightings? Developing strong cognitive skills, like critical thinking and perspective-taking, is essential for navigating a world filled with complex information and diverse viewpoints, preventing us from jumping to conclusions based on incomplete or biased data, whether it's a flying saucer or a complex psychological phenomenon.