This morning one of the discussions centered on community organization, particularly with respect to education. Several folks expressed interest in this article.
An interesting take on the scale of organizing and leadership. Some overtones of Smart Mobs. http://zackexley.com/2006/09/organizers-guide-to-trusting-people.html Referred by Britt Blaser: http://www.blaserco.com/blogs/?p=26 All very exhortative...but things I needed to hear anyhow. The point is, I think, to stop nibbling at big problems with small proof-of-concept projects. Fits nicely in with last Sunday's NYT mag article on Dean's 50-state strategy. One might see a connection to problems in computer science education as well. Carl ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
