APPENDIX I: VIA INSTITUTE CLASSIFICATION OF CHARACTER STRENGTHS

The following are descriptions of the 24 character strengths. Based on the findings of positive psychology, the character strengths were developed by the VIA Institute on Character, a not-for-profit organization focused on advancing both the science and practice of character strengths. (Note that here the 24 character strengths are organized into six virtue categories, rather than into vision, value, and voice, as we organized them to show how they support a connection culture.)

THE CLASSIFICATION OF CHARACTER STRENGTHS

1.   Wisdom and knowledge: Cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of knowledge.

  Creativity (originality, ingenuity): Thinking of novel and productive ...

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