Future UNILAB · University of the Future
Britta Piel
Humor as the driving force of university communities
The question
What should be the driving force behind university communities in 20 years?
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Summary
Humor — because the opposite of humor is dogma. Where there is dogma, there is no humor. Humor is the ability to change perspective, to take different opinions into account and to resolve tensions, and it unites us as human beings. In an ever-changing world, with strong outside influences and open questions about what truth is, the ability to change perspective, to connect on a human level, to see what unites us and to laugh about it may be the most important thing a university can have.
The opposite of humor is dogma.