# Ethical Systems Hosts Second Biennial Conference

![Jonathan Haidt](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/jon%20haidt%20landscape%20body.jpg)
*Professor Jonathan Haidt delivers introductory remarks at the Ethical Systems Conference*

[Ethical Systems](https://www.ethicalsystems.org/), housed in NYU Stern's [Business and Society Program](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/business-society-program), hosted its second biennial Ethics by Design conference, “[Managing Organizations in an Era of Anxiety, Polarization & Disruption](https://www.ethicalsystems.org/content/ethics-design-conference-2019#overlay-context=),” bringing together researchers and practitioners to discuss present-day challenges for running ethical organizations. Following welcome remarks by Ethical Systems Executive Director [Azish Filabi](https://www.ethicalsystems.org/content/azish-filabi) and Ethical Systems Founder and Professor [Jonathan Haidt](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/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)

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— 3/15/2019

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