[Clifton Strengthsfinder: Ideation - Input - Empathy- Connectedness- Strategic]I value radical empathy, hospitable pedagogy, and creative language.Radical Empathy:I value empathy for those who are most overlooked.Empathy is the deeply spiritual journey outside of your own narrative, interests, values, perspective, and priorities into those of another person. I love the people who have halted me in my assumptions and given me the gift of a challenging conversation, the end result being an increase in empathy. Experiencing empathy shores up your life with solidarity.Hospitable Pedagogy:I value pedagogy which illuminates and empowers.How do you introduce new information in such away that your audience receives it, and internalizes it - so that it changes them? It is a combination of empathy, language, and education (or mentorship, parenthood, friendship, apprenticeship, etc.). Watching a person grasp a useful new concept is one of life's great joys.Creative Language:I value language that bridges. I can remember reading as a kid, and asking my mom what a new word meant: I realize I enjoyed learning my mother tongue, English. I experience a special delight when I encounter a unique word or phrase for describing an emotion or experience that just doesn't exist in English. Communicating a precise feeling or idea clearly in conversation is a rush for me. Good questions are a precious part of language; an attentive and well-worded question can invite a person to feel safe and share themselves transparently.