New Years Day, 2012. What better time for a checkpoint? My research has begun to converge. I’ve posted a recap of key themes at about.me but for now, I’ll follow custom (very retro, I know!) to recap my 2012 resolutions: R1. Intentionality in all things is the new reality of our busy lifestyles, and a grounding principle for heavy [...]
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Ahead in 2012: Intention & value systems in our culture. And a book.
Posted in collaboration, critical thinking, culture, e20, ecosystem, gov20, tagged 2012, book, collaboration, e20, ecosystem, gov20, intention, Jefferson, New Years Resolutions on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Divergence of Thought in Science & Philosophy: Could “Complexity” be New Common Ground?
Posted in collaboration, complexity, critical thinking, education, gov20, paradigm, tagged Aristotle, Bacon, Bloom, complexity, Des Cartes, epistemology, Kant, knowledge, knowledge frameworks, kuhn, philosophy, science on October 31, 2011 | 41 Comments »
Knowledge is a gift best appreciated when we don’t try to think about it. As a topic of focus, it frequently defies words. It grows more elusive as we attempt to draw closer to its source. And, though we make complex decisions every day, we routinely fail to grasp what it means to truly understand [...]
Words That Matter: Wittgenstein and Senge on the Power of Language in Critical Thinking
Posted in collaboration, critical thinking, culture, language, tagged bohm, change, collaboration, communication, education, innovation, knowledge, kuhn, language, learning, linkedin, paradigm, Senge, Wittgenstein on August 16, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Language, like the culture it derives from, plays a subtle but powerful role in how we interact with others. Yet we are so completely immersed in it, we scarcely give it a second thought. Early in the 20th century, Ludwig Wittgenstein brought focus to the critical importance of language in the context of knowledge, philosophy, [...]
Philosophy and the Search for Ideas: Foundations of Critical Thinking
Posted in collaboration, critical thinking, paradigm, tagged abstraction, Aristotle, Bacon, context, critical, Hume, Kant, linkedin, ontology, philosophy, Plato, Pythagoras, science, series, Socrates, thinking, Wittgenstein on May 21, 2011 | 16 Comments »
As historians are quick to point out, the parallels between modern times and the classical world – including not only Greece, but also Rome – are plentiful. No new thinking here. In profound ways, our modern society, laws, forms of government and language are embedded in the classic traditions. But there’s more to the story [...]
Parent Engagement: Exploring Key Roles in the K12 Ecosystem
Posted in change, collaboration, ecosystem, education, tagged bureaucracy, change, community, culture, ecosystem, edreform, edu, education, innovation, linkedin on January 3, 2011 | 28 Comments »
From my experience, parents want their kids to have a great education, and most are willing to pitch in. On a good day, it might mean helping them study for a killer algebra test. On a bad day, it’s a more thankless task: helping them reevaluate priorities, prying fingers from the high tech keypads, smartphones [...]

