The complexity of human relationships is never simple to follow; it is like intricate lacework, but lacework made of steel". Mignon G. Eberhart

NEVET's context-informed approach focuses on what professionals need to be aware of, including their preconceptions and biases and an in-depth understanding of "self and other." Built into this process is a new underlying premise of professionalism; in order to be an expert you cannot know everything, but must be accepting of complexity and unpredictability with a willingness to constantly discover from a not-knowing position with the intention of asking questions. The awareness of contexts helps us view the complexity of a constantly evolving and changing reality in which knowledge alone is no longer the basis of expertise.  
NEVET believes that professionals of the future will face the need to adapt and adjust to constantly changing, complex realities.