I was floored by this recent TED talk by Sugata Mitra: Child-driven Education, all about the potential and power of self-organized learning. Its message has huge implications for learning, no matter the age. I got wind of this talk via Johnnie moore. Here’s the video Experimenting with education In 1999, Mitra and his colleagues […]
Social status and friendship = a pair of opposites
September 22, 2010 by · 1 Comment
We choose our friends. And, I’d like to be able to call anybody my friend, even if they are from a different social rank. Why is this so hard? Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett offer up some insight in the The Spirit Level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. The big idea Collecting internationally comparable […]
Your Mission: Create a Global Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) System
September 18, 2010 by · 3 Comments
How do you create a global dispute resolution system? Its happening now. Momentum is building to define a global Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) system to handle cross-border, low value disputes. An ODR and Consumers 2010 Forum will be held in Vancouver on November 2 and 3, 2010 to keep the ball rolling. ODR and Consumers […]
The turtle: A symbol of creativity AND collaboration
September 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The turtle is a central figure in mythologies around the world; including the aboriginal traditions in the Pacific Northwest region of North America where I live. I’ve used a turtle as a logo on this blog since day one. John Cleese on creativity and the turtle While I have my reasons for liking turtles […]
Collaborative Journeys at 100
September 10, 2010 by · 5 Comments
This is my 100th blog post on Collaborative Journeys. Whoopee! I started blogging in January 2009. I promised myself I’d stick it out for one year. I’m still at it. I’m hoping that’s a good thing, for both you (the reader) and me! Blogging is not my job. I don’t get paid for doing it. […]
