How to recognize a design thinker? Some suggestions.
How do you recognize what a design thinker is? One way is to not just look at what they think,
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Designing Creative Spaces for Learning
Keith Sawyer’s latest post provides a terrific introduction to a new series coming on the design of learning that I’ll
Read moreThe Mindful Socially Innovative Organization
In complex systems there is a lot to pay attention to. Mindfulness and contemplative inquiry built into the organization can
Read moreSocial Media and the Changing Role of Journalists Covering It
Om Malik from Giga OM writes today about the changing role of media and how the new media is transforming
Read moreThe Business Model of Social Media: Who Owns the Presses?
When Karl Marx asked: Who owns the presses? he was referring to the ability of wealthy private individuals to control the means of knowledge production and dissemination and thus, influence society as capital owners, not as citizens. The unequal voice of the bourgeoisie over the proletariat was what gave them undue social power. But what happens when the owners and generators of wealth (knowledge, information) shift and the result is a community that relies on the medium of production without the control of it?
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