The Knowmads (NL) are launching an interesting social entrepreneurship experience in Western Asia. I’m sharing their release in its entirety because I believe this is a worthwhile learning and praxis opportunity for developing Knowmads: Theme: Social Entrepreneurship This summer course is all about experiencing the Knowmads way of working. We will work with you, in [...]
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-Attributed to William Gibson
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Wanted: 30 Knowmads
11/3/2009
Remember Knowmads in Society 3.0? Something amazing is brewing in Europe. And, they’re looking for thirty candidates from around the world. Knowmads is a new school for the world of tomorrow, starting in January 2010 in The Netherlands. After two years of learning with and from KaosPilots (International School for New Business Design and Social [...]
Creating and dismantling the library of the future
9/24/2009
Inside Higher Ed writes that, Daniel Greenstein, vice provost for academic planning and programs at the University of California System predicts: The university library of the future will be sparsely staffed, highly decentralized, and have a physical plant consisting of little more than special collections and study areas. Particularly over the past decade, librarians have [...]
Going green: Our post-industrial imperative
6/26/2008
Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, and Nina Kruschwitz wrote an article in Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.‘s strategy+business on transforming business thinking to combat climate change. We cannot meet the 80-20 challenge under the present industrial system. Success will require a sea change in the prevailing kinds of energy we use, cars we drive, buildings we live [...]
Did you ever wonder?
2/22/2008
Bill Farren, a technology integration facilitator in the Dominican Republic, created a response to Karl Fisch’s Did you know? slides: Farren asks: How is preparing students to enter an economic and industrial system that is at war with itself preparing them for the future? Wouldn’t we be better off educating people so that they can [...]
Sustainable Tourism
11/1/2007
For those of us who love travel and are interested in international development issues, perhaps the concept of sustainable tourism is of interest to you! I have a friend working in Cambodia on a sustainable tourism project. If you are looking for an adventure, perhaps consider looking into these types of projects. Sustainable Travel International is [...]
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