The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The Systems Community of Inquiry is an open, worldwide network of individuals interested in systems thinking, the systems sciences and/or systems practice. Inquiry is “an activity which produces knowledge” (Churchman, 1971). We’re more than a community of interest, but less than a community of practice (Wenger, 1999). Our interactions as a community will (i) foster …
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Core selection, not a substitute for the master works August 28, 2010 Bernadette McDonald and Douglas Jehl (editors) Published by the National Geographic in 2003, this is an edited work with several but not all of the greats brought together. The short pieces are a fine collage for undergraduate reading and discussion but the book …
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6 Star Plus Foundation Work, August 28, 2010 Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke I read the authors’ more recent Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water yesterday and watched the also more recent Blue Gold: World Water Wars last night, all in the context of raeding 12 …
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Original, Grounded, a Foundation Book August 27, 2010 Vandana Shiva Published in 2002, this is a foundation book within the twelve books on Water that I am reading, with all reviews both here and at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog where you can easily use Reviews/Water to see all my reviews of books …
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Top of the Fives, A Bold Departure Elegantly Executed August 25, 2010 Erik Assadourian et al I’ve become someone jaundiced about the State of the World series, while always respecting the persistence of Lester Brown (Peter Drucker called people like us “mono-maniacs” essential as change agents), but this one knocked me off my seat just …
eKrishok Farmers wise up online by Nahid Akhter (Aug 20, 2010) (clipped from full article) Bangladeshi farmers have to go through numerous hardships. Natural calamities cannot be avoided. However, if the farmer knew when to expect one and thereby take appropriate preventive measures, maybe some of his crops could be saved. Besides natural calamities, he …
UPDATE of 22 Aug 2010 to add Viral Video (John Pourdehnad) that started the dialog. Ackoff Virtual Inqiry Center (AVIC) There is a discussion underway at Systems Community of Inquiry focused on developing the concepts for a network of Ackoff Virtual Inqiry Centers (AVIC) located around the world. Early on, the original vision for AVIC, …
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