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ABOUT PARTNERING LAB 

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As an applied research platform, the Partnering Lab investigates strategies and methods that promote embodied ethics across domains of practice. The team collaborates in the design of research reports, protocols, and accessible visualizations. These practical resources are implemented in interventions and trainings to support dialogue and ethical interaction across professional settings, including healthcare, business, education, and arts-based practices. 

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Why Partnering?

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Partnering is a cluster concept that is trained as a mode of interaction, usually within the performing arts (e.g. music, theatre, and dance. Our research draws on a Dr. Ilya Vidrin's philosophy of partnering, which centers on the embodiment of ethical concepts (e.g. trust, care, empathy, justice, respect). We understand partnering as more than just a metaphor for engaged human interaction - we see partnering as a way to practice ethical interaction to build trust, express care, and deepen empathy in a variety of environments and contexts. 

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Our Values

Our core values emerge from deeply reflecting on history, confronting the present, and imagining the future.

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We believe in the essential role of culture for a free and open civil society.

 

We embrace difference, debate, and multiple viewpoints regardless of race, gender, class, or creed. We are committed to expanding our systems of understanding by 1) recognizing the limits of what we understand, institutionally and individually, 2) inviting dialogue and critique within and across disciplines, and 3) iterating collaboratively, transparently, and reflexively. 

 

Our programs and collaborations provide a platform for cross-cultural dialogue, deliberately designed to foster empathy, mutual understanding, and respect. We are committed to practical investigation and the sharing of resources for deepening research and practice.

 

The free flow of ideas and of people is essential to what we do. We oppose xenophobia and discrimination and remain steadfastly committed to the fundamental civic principles of free expression and open engagement.

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