Giving Compass' Take:
- The Aspen Institute showcases Mehrdad Baghai, whose program aims to empower young leaders, arming them with the tools to combat injustices on a broad scale.
- How can we apply Baghai's framework for youth leaders within other institutions, like education? In an era of current and impending crises, how crucial is a wave of empowered youth leaders?
- Learn more about how young leaders are blazing new paths in the fight against climate change.
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Mehrdad Baghai co-founded High Resolves as his Henry Crown Fellowship venture project to combat the rise of hate and polarization globally. Now, 15 years later, the program’s effectiveness proven, he has turned to fellow leaders across the Aspen Global Leadership Network to scale to new geographies and contexts. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach.
The High Resolves learning model – which empowers young people by awakening their sense of “human responsibility” – has adapted to fit the needs of wherever and for whoever it is being implemented. Effective, flexible delivery doesn’t happen without partnership. Watch to learn how Mehrdad collaborated with Jean-Claude Brizard of Digital Promise (Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow), Filmmaker Diane Robinson, and others to bring the program to a global scale. The proliferation of High Resolves is an inspiring example of how one Fellow tapped the network to scale a highly effective solution.
Watch the full video about empowering young people with Mehrdad Baghai at The Aspen Institute.