concept networks & systems thinking/dynamic modeling

[Melinda Salazar]

yes.....! it all comes from this group...i heard peter senge talking 
about/modeling the community growth/housing thing....that was his 
thing, he's now into k-12 stuff, do you know SoL????
On Jan 27, 2006, at 1:09 PM, Diane Brandon wrote:

> I found the website by googling "CLE June conference"  - probably too 
> K-12 for me, but I'm curious about it now. I've seen other modeling 
> for community growth, housing, transportation, and  I like it because 
> people get images about possibilities, and some who seemed unable to 
> change course or see what was coming go "ah ha!" -- and the 
> conversation opens up. The computer model may be way off -- or not -- 
> but it still breaks the mold and shifts mental models for many.
>
> Diane
>
> On Jan 27, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Patricia Haines wrote:
>
>> 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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>> "Never doubt that a group of committed citizens can change the world 
>> - indeed, it's the only thing
>> that can." - Margaret Mead
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Women's Studies Program
University of New Hampshire
Oyster River High School
Social Studies Department
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