Interrelativity: musings about interrelatedness
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The Stories We Make Up About Ourselves
Several years ago, I read a book by Dan P. McAdams on narrative psychology, describing identity as a personal myth we create in order to construct a sense of meaning, unity and purpose in our lives. In The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self, McAdams argues that we consciously…
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Reflections on Reviews, Rebuttals and Respect
Having recently served as associate chair for both the CSCW 2011 and CHI 2011 Papers & Notes Committees, I've read a large number of papers, an even larger number of reviews, and a slightly smaller number of rebuttals. In participating in back-to-back committees, a few perspectives and practices that impact the process of scientific peer…
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Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind, Strength and Vulnerability
I’ve always been impressed with the incredible range of Joni Mitchell‘s music – her voice, guitar virtuosity and the different genres she has explored – but after watching a documentary about her life and work, I have a whole new level of appreciation. In fact, I watched the video – Joni Mitchell, Woman of Heart…
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The Power of Pull: Institutions as Platforms for Promoting Individual Passions
There are a number of interesting and provocative ideas in The Power of Pull, by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison. I’ve already tweeted about a number of articles by the authors – based on their book – that highlight the importance of physical places, the ways we can shape serendipity and…
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Wholeheartedness: connection through courage, vulnerability & authenticity
I've watched this video on Wholeheartedness by Dr. Brené Brown from TEDxHouston (last June) several times since I first saw it tweeted by John Hagel (@jhagel) yesterday morning. It is one of the most inspiring talks I've seen, making all kinds of connections about connection and disconnection and a range of other core issues I…
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Remembering Community: Fixing the Future via Community Currency at Hour Exchange Portland
Community is more like something that we're remembering than something that we're creating all over again. I was inspired by physical therapist and sailor Stephen Becket's words at the end of a segment of David Brancaccio's upcoming special edition of PBS Now, Fixing the Future, shown on tonight's PBS Newshour. I'd forgotten how much I…
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Preemptive Foreclosure: Problems with GoDaddy Domain Name Registration Service
I am frustrated with preemptive actions taken by GoDaddy this week, effectively impounding my web site without adequate notification for at least two days. The web site has since been released, but I wanted to share my experience in case it helps others make better informed choices about domain name registration services … and to…
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Virtual Reality, Somatic Cognition, Homuncular Flexibility and Object-Centered Sociality and Learning
Jaron Lanier recently wrote about virtual reality and its potential application to learning, utilizing some evocative terms and offering an educational scenario that reminds me of a seminal 1997 paper that described how a Nobel prize-winning biologist fused with her objects of study. The Saturday Wall Street Journal article gave me a keener appreciation for…