a useful tool related to the concept network is Systems Thinnking/Dynamic Modeling, or System Dynamics. Teaching/learning tool used in k-12, from kindergarten on up, corporate planning (Peter Senge's SoL included), and advanced medical and scientific research - to explore by creating graphic representations how everything is connected - extraordinary. System Dynamics leaders speak of it in terms of "systems citizenship" - a way of understanding and engaging the world that all of us need for navigating - and creating - a sustainable global future that works for everyone.
If any of you work with educators, k-12, higher education or community-based, you might check out CLE June conference in northeastern Massachusetts. Four days, with folks from throughout the world, that are like a full semester of grad school with none of the stress! educators and scholars totally on an equal basis - extraordinary. I attach some basic information. Patricia Haines Director, Level Green Institute, Ithaca, NY Co-Chair, Adult & Community Learning, U.S. Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (uspartnership.org> ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Macrae <wcbn...@easynet.co.uk> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:14:13 +0000 Subject: as an open spacer, do you talk about concept networks? > First, concept network is an emerging term. If you already use different > language for the idea, why not tell me at wcbn...@easynet.co.uk > Me no wheel reinventor! That said here are 2 examples of concept networks > currently going the rounds. Do you have one to add or want to join in either > round? > > CONCEPT NETWORKS what might these be? > > 1 > For example, there are about 10 well endowed (mulitibillion dollar) hi-tech > philanthropists' foundations. Does even one of them enable a concept virtual > community where a thousand or so people could debate ideas and if one best > contender got produced a year, the foundation would find some small way of > testing it out. > > 2 > we know of many cultural creatives (young at heart in any city we visit who > want to change the world's humanity on at least one issue that seems to make > common sense as well as provide a bridge to multicultural harmony and ending > terror); however if you ask yourself the question, what list of 20 attributes > help measure whether a city supports or pollutes the atempts of young > creatives to activate such good work for humanity: > where is the listing being commonly debated? if you do have a listing, do you > know of one city anywhere whose system supports more of the attributes than > it > destroys. We don't but our correspondents are looking through 100 cities,-why > not join in such a colaboration survey or suggest some young people do? > > cheers chris macrae wcbn...@easynet.co.uk > http://exponentials.blogspot.com > http://project30000.blogspot.com/2000_01_01_project30000_archive.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.easynetdial.co.uk > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist "Never doubt that a group of committed citizens can change the world - indeed, it's the only thing that can." - Margaret Mead -- This email was brought to you by Kaxy Mail http://www.kaxy.com/free_email_account.htm * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
