Universities of Practice
Volume 2: The Purpose Games
By Art Fuller with contributions from Omar Basnight
"A rare longitudinal arc documenting purpose development from pre-engagement uncertainty through sustained practice to public contribution."
All proceeds support youth, teens, and young adults in connecting to purpose and improving mental & behavioral health
Core Innovations
Participation Over Performance
Environments that allow practice without certainty, exposure, or comparison
Purpose Intramural Games
Non-competitive, low-pressure group extension of individual practice systems
Behavioral Health Literacy
Non-clinical approach addressing interconnected health, leadership, and belonging
Ethical Design
Non-clinical, voluntary, with clear boundaries and restraint as rigor
Independent Reviews
Comprehensive Academic Review
For: Educators, school leaders, researchers, community leaders, funders
"For its intended audience, this work serves as an essential blueprint for 'remembering something fundamental' and designing for it deliberately."
Key Highlights:
- Practicality (5/5): Comprehensive appendices make the framework immediately implementable
- Ethical Integrity (5/5): Rigorous boundaries, explicitly non-clinical, prioritizes dignity
- Innovation (4.5/5): Purpose Intramural Games delivery model is novel and entering empirical testing
Focus: Practice before performance, non-clinical behavioral health, operational readiness
Field Infrastructure Review
For: Educators, district leaders, researchers, community leaders, funders
"Strong and well-aligned for explicitly intended audience. The through-line from perception → purpose-as-practice → voice/agency → intramural design is very clear."
Key Highlights:
- Conceptual clarity and coherence: 5/5 – Consistently developed framework
- Practical and governance fit: 4.5/5 – Board-defensible pilots with concrete tools
- Accessibility for practitioners: 4/5 – Dense but robust, ethically careful framework
Focus: Universities of Practice as shared infrastructure, ethical boundaries, field-building
Educational Innovation Review
For: School districts, foundations, university researchers, organizational stewards
"Exceptionally strong, with minor areas for strategic refinement. Rare excellence in educational innovation literature combining rigorous thinking, operational sophistication, ethical maturity, and practical utility."
Key Highlights:
- Conceptual Clarity & Coherence: 9.5/10 – Crystal-clear articulation of core principles
- Evidence Quality & Presentation: 9.0/10 – Honest about evidence boundaries
- Ethical Boundaries & Governance: 10/10 – Exceptional restraint and clarity
Focus: Methodological innovation, field-building orientation, timeliness for convergent crises