concept networks & systems thinking/dynamic modeling

[Patricia Haines]

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 <wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk>
To: OSLIST at 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 wcbn007 at 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 wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk
> http://exponentials.blogspot.com
> http://project30000.blogspot.com/2000_01_01_project30000_archive.html
> 
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