In addition to being a Praxis and Active Theory, Active Centralized Empowerment (A.C.E.) is a Critical Pedagogy and Praxis developed by Collins over the past 20 years that demonstrates how to engage in what she calls, "Teaching without Borders" and working with Authentic Leadership and others Without Borders. Some of the results from using A.C.E. include raised self-esteem and confidence performance, effective and respectful collaboration, the award-winning website hearmyvoiceonline.com and many other creative endeavors, and specialized, human-focused productions including business messaging, broadcast television and digital programs. A.C.E. is a methodology that allows the voices, talents, and skills of each individual to be optimized in collaborative settings from the core and provides movement from the margins. through self-agency, empowerment and value. 

 

     Active Centralized Empowerment (A.C.E.) is a groundbreaking, game-changing paradigm and module that has the potential to change all of America. Collins proposes that A.C.E. has the potential to change how you view yourself, consequently, how Others view and interact with you as well. This paradigm is different because it dictates freedom movement to the core of power by individuals and aggregates who find themselves on the margins. This process occurs as direct attention addresses the Systems of Tangible Oppression and Ideological Apparatus of Oppression, simultaneously. This includes, for example, Leaders, Educators, and Supervisors who feel marginalized because Technology has appeared to take over, or women who feel oppressed, or anyone of any race, ethnicity, socioeconomic level, or sexual orientation who simply feel powerless.

 

A.C.E.’s design is holistic in nature using analyses of research data of mixed methodologies with a central focus that covers themes of physical, structural, and social-psychological processes on a meta-cognitive level. Collins' arguments take into consideration Critical Race Theory, the Framing Theory, Hegemony, Cooley’s Looking Glass Self, Situated Knowledge and Self, location and construct of Self, Dr. Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence and the demographics of Message Designers. Special attention is also given to real-life experiences of over 35 Years that provide an Existentialist and Essentialist argument and perspective. This, being heuristic in its approach, allows individuals to focus more on their experiences and the process, rather than the "grade" or the negative opinions of others.

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​For a full list of my Public Engagements, nationally and internationally, please refer to my CV on LinkedIn as there are too many to list here. Thank you. 

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