Monday's (2/21) Posting regarding the Power of Collective Wisdom text

Hi everyone,
As we continue on our shared journey of investigating complexity, living systems, and our role as adaptive leaders , we also must journey into a new realm of understanding what we share together -- our connection to a collective wisdom that is available to each of us as we participate in our "swamp" groups.  Each "swamp" group is a collective experience; each "swamp" group provides you with the opportunity to work collectively and learn what it means to harness new thought and creative solutions.

For Monday (2/21), I invite you to read chapters 7 & 8 in the Power of Collective Wisdom text. Select one passage per chapter to write out.  Here are the specific directions:
1. Select one passage or key sentences per chapter.
2. Copy it exactly into the blog making sure to cite the page.
3. Write about what you believe the author is saying in the passage (what does the author mean?).
4. Next, write about why this particular passage is important to you as you begin to work collectively as a "swamp" group. 
5. Finally, I invite you to not post and run, but to come back to visit the "shared journey" site -- read your peers' comments and reflections and comment, if you wish, on what is unfolding.

We've got a world to change together -- by learning to work collectively we have greater abilities and tools  needed for this good work.

I look forward to reading your posts!
Jane

I Am - Documentary

I thought this might interest some of you...

I Am - Movie Website

From the Sustainable Seattle Blog:

Special Appearance at the Varsity Theatre (Seattle, WA):
Director Tom Shadyac will appear In Person Friday, February 25 for a Q&A after the 7:10pm show and to introduce the 9:30pm show.

Agent/Target

I interviewed my sister Zoe who is a Target in the Rank Machine she is 11 years old and way to smart for her own good, below is a link to a short of our hour long conversation I conducted at my parents house this past week. (It's only 11 mins)

-Special Thanks to Zoe for doing this while she was sick :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzVwBju8BY

swamp issues (class white board)

Hey everyone, here's the picture of the board that i took.

Here are all the swamp issues we went over in class.

The picture is high resolution, so if you can't see it clearly try zooming in and you should have no problems.

"Swamp" Issue Suggestions

Hi everyone,
Here's the list of "swamp" issues that were generated in Wednesday's class -- some really great "swampy" ideas!

1. Community College Completion -- why do so many students drop before completing? (Jane)
2. Communicating with students about sustainability projects as well as engaging them in the community? (Irene from our class and Christian Rugsby, Sustainability Coordinator)
3. Spay & Neutering Pets among low-income people
4. Barnes & Noble's bookstore on our campus
5. Sustainability - composting & recycling
6. Homeless youth in the U district
7. Sustainability of social security
8. Stigma of mental illness
9. Budget cuts facing colleges
10. Parking lot (mandated by Metro, not NSCC, so this may not be changeable- but who knows!)
11. Class schedule not friendly to working students
12. School nutrition

Please come on Monday with a sense of a "swamp" issue you'd like to work on.  This choice will determine the initial group formation.

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions: jreis@sccd.ctc.edu
Jane

Extra Credit Opportunity

Diversity Speaker Series: "I Can Fix Facism" by Damali Ayo

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Description: Do you want to change racism in the world? Guess what? You have to start with yourself! Cause you know what? If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem! Damali Ayo will share a simple 10-point plan to take the progress of our culture forward, with humor, honesty, sincerity, and spirit.

Location: Baxter Events Center


Assignment: Attend the discussion and complete a 2 page informal essay about what you learned and how it relates to what you've learned in the class.

Message from NSCC's Educational Fund about scholarship opportunities

Please let your students know that the Education Fund Scholarship application will be available this week, and direct them to northseattle.edu/education-fund to apply!  The application deadline is April 29, 2011, but we will be reviewing applications over the summer and will award during August.  We appreciate your assistance in this process.  Please let me know if I can answer any questions you (or your students) have. 

 

Good luck!

Jane