Used in over 1,700 districts.

Content Imperatives

Origin. Contribution. Convergence. Parallel. Paradox. These five thinking tools work together with the 11 Depth and Complexity icons.

Content Imperatives: Origin
Content Imperatives: Origin
Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.
Content Imperatives: Paradox
Content Imperatives: Paradox
How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!
Content Imperatives: Parallel
Content Imperatives: Parallel
Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Used in over 1,700 districts.

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We have introduction videos for each Content Imperative.

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I’m Ian Byrd. I co-wrote the book on Depth and Complexity with Lisa Van Gemert. I’ve been writing about D&C on Byrdseed since 2009.