# Ethics by Design conference, “Managing Organizations in an Era of Anxiety, Polarization & Disruption”

![](/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/jon%20haidt%20landscape%20body.jpg?itok=Nxg6EL9U)  Friday, March 15, 2019 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM  NYU Stern Ethical Systems, housed in NYU Stern's Business and Society Program, hosted its second biennial Ethics by Design conference, “Managing Organizations in an Era of Anxiety, Polarization & Disruption,” bringing together researchers and practitioners to discuss present-day challenges for running ethical organizations. Following welcome remarks by Ethical Systems Executive Director Azish Filabi and Ethical Systems Founder and Professor Jonathan Haidt, research presentations and panel discussions touched on individual behavior, group norms and legal/regulatory systems and how these areas relate to designing ethical systems within organizations.

For a full selection of videos, please visit the Ethical Systems [website](https://www.ethicalsystems.org/content/ethics-design-how-manage-organizations-era-anxiety-polarization-and-disruption). See a selection of social media posts from the conference below:

> The always impressive Jon Haidt kicks off [\#ethicsbydesign2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ethicsbydesign2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). We are excited to be among the guests at this event. Our thanks to [@EthicalSystems](https://twitter.com/EthicalSystems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JonHaidt](https://twitter.com/JonHaidt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/okJpUsewQV](https://t.co/okJpUsewQV)
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> — Ethisphere (@ethisphere) [March 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/ethisphere/status/1106547142477398017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Our panel on the ethics of workplace surveillance and monitoring.
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> Brian Beeghly, Informed 360
> Rosemarie Paul, [@RopesGray](https://twitter.com/RopesGray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Josephine Nelson, [@Villanova\_Law](https://twitter.com/Villanova_Law?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#EthicsByDesign2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EthicsByDesign2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/HGvtow8M9m](https://t.co/HGvtow8M9m)
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> — Ethical Systems (@EthicalSystems) [March 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/EthicalSystems/status/1106622654684033024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> So honored to present at [\#ethicsbydesign2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ethicsbydesign2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) today on "Dishonest Behavior is Not Random" at [@nyuniversity](https://twitter.com/nyuniversity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), and shared the research from our 15 year study: <https://t.co/BEqNksNMBZ> [\#leadership](https://twitter.com/hashtag/leadership?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#ethics](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ethics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#organization](https://twitter.com/hashtag/organization?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/k5oXQwBI5h](https://t.co/k5oXQwBI5h)
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> — Ron Carucci (@RonCarucci) [March 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/RonCarucci/status/1106636469849022466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “One of the most important things you can do is train your managers to [\#listen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/listen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),” says [@HuiChenEthics](https://twitter.com/HuiChenEthics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). You have to empower your ppl to listen and understand what’s really behind employees actions. [\#ombudsandethics](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ombudsandethics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#ombuds](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ombuds?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#EthicsByDesign2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EthicsByDesign2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Mary Conger (@maryconger) [March 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/maryconger/status/1106567754193215488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> “One in every eight large companies is committing a major fraud at any time, with an annual estimate of cost of $230 billion.” – [@zingales](https://twitter.com/zingales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#EthicsByDesign2019](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EthicsByDesign2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/29CiDXrkxj](https://t.co/29CiDXrkxj)
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> — Ethical Systems (@EthicalSystems) [March 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/EthicalSystems/status/1106549189352271873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)