Do we silence each other in the name of collaboration? Philosopher Dr Simon Longstaff AO challenges conventional wisdom in this provoking talk about what we risk when we collaborate.
Collaboration has not always been considered a virtue. Throughout history there have been times when those identified as collaborators would be humiliated (or worse). Shunned by their community, they would be condemned for having colluded with evil – an occupying power, a heretical idea, an ‘alien’ presence.
These days, we are urged to collaborate wherever possible. But what happens when collaboration devolves into conformity? Do we silence dissent?
Philosopher and author Dr Simon Longstaff AO invites us to question the virtue of collaboration and challenges the assumptions we make today about agreement and dissent.
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Dr Simon Longstaff AO
Simon Longstaff began his working life on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is proud of his kinship ties to the Anindilyakwa people. After a period studying law in Sydney and teaching in Tasmania, he pursued postgraduate studies as a Member of Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1991, Simon commenced his work as the first Executive Director of The Ethics Centre.
In 2013, Longstaff was made an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to the community through the promotion of ethical standards in governance and business, to improving corporate responsibility, and to philosophy.” Simon is an Adjunct Professor of the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW, a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Royal Society of NSW and the Australian Risk Policy Institute.
The Ethics Centre
The Ethics Centre is a not-for-profit organisation developing and delivering innovative programs, services and experiences, designed to bring ethics to the centre of personal and professional life.
