If you asked Generation Y’ers how they like to learn, odds are it will be “socially”. And, most of us aren’t all that different. We do like to get together, at least sometimes, for learning. Getting together to learn. That’s what ‘communities of practice’ are all about. A community of practice is a “group of […]
Indie Game Design: A vulnerable place to be
March 6, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
I was doing a bit of prep this week for a presentation/workshop I’m co-delivering in Seattle later this month, with BC mediation colleague, the ever-creative Sharon Sutherland. Our session will look at the unique potential of ‘digital natives’ in the dispute resolution field, of tomorrow. This all got me thinking about some digital natives, game designers/developers, […]
If then else: The computer programmer's approach to mediating conflict
February 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
How our brain works cannot easily be mapped into a computer. Ironically, the workings of a computer can be applied to our daily thought and practice, and lead to re-wiring of our brains. One of my earlier careers was as computer programmer, coding IBM software applications. If there was one programming technique I used more […]
