Chris Corrigan reviews a paper on non-linear learning. The bit that caught my eye was this:
It suggests that humans are oriented more toward learning (a process that leaves us changed) than toward problem solving (a process focused on changing our surroundings).
spaciousness over stimulation
An project with the Oxford Praxis Lab
Learning happens best when the gap isn’t too great…
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Sean Howard catches a good example of questionable thinking about participation. The International Associaton for Public Participation has put out a one pager (pdf) with a remarkably top down notion
BBC News – Anna Hazare's movement – a reality check for India A bottom-up insurgency against the establishment no doubt with its flaws but triggering classic elitist bluster from those
I looked up the Love Police on youtube following a tip from Euan. Here they are visiting Canary Wharf to challenge amongst other things, the status of private security guards
Christopher Hitchens: Unspoken Truths | Culture | Vanity Fair On finding your voice. Marvellous.
