📕 subnode [[@flancian/capra course closing circle]]
in 📚 node [[capra-course-closing-circle]]
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on [[2022-05-22]]
- for [[capra course]]
- about [[32]] people attending
- begins with a [[moment of grounding]], 2x [[bell]] (nice) by [[della duncan]]
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[[fritjof capra]] says:
- glad to see people face to face, usually enjoy the closing circles tremendously, looking forward to hearing from you
- taking an opportunity to reflect on the difficult times we're living in, and the transition we're living through.
- in the last 40 years I have seen technological revolution, backlash -- the turn of the chaotic pendulum
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[[war in ukraine]] seems to be a regression to the status quo around the 50s-60s
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grew up tens of miles away from the [[iron curtain]] in [[austria]]
- the two blocs were in [[competition]]
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[[bloc thinking]] is making a comeback:
- [[putin]], who seemingly wants to rebuild the russian empire as it was pre 1989
- [[nato]], an alliance from [[cold war]] times
- both blocs are incompatible with the massively interconnected world we live in today
- our major problems are [[global]] and [[systemic]]
- we need [[cooperation]], [[negotiation]] and [[compromise]] to solve them, not [[competition]] or [[war]]
- the outlines of the necessary [[compromise]] in this conflict seem clear:
- when dealing with a bully, increasing military tension does not seem a wise path to follow
- [[cuban missile crisis]] [[1962]] was resolved by [[diplomacy]] and with a compromise
- hopefully [[diplomacy]] and [[compromise]] will outweigh the [[mechanistic]] bloc thinking from the past
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grew up tens of miles away from the [[iron curtain]] in [[austria]]
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[[silvia]] says:
- I will be the [[alumni network]] coordinator
- you don't have to do anything on your side, same login will work for this network
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[[alumni gatherings]] 4x a year
- on equinoxes and solstices :)
- Tues June 21st, 9am - 10:15am PDT, June Solstice Gathering
- [[1k members]] organized in currently [[55 groups]]
- reach out if you want a [[certificate]]
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[[della duncan]] on to [[breakout rooms]]
- "how are you integrating the knowledge from the course"?
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with [[paul higgings]] and [[dario pulcini]]
- [[communities of practice]]
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[[feedback loop]]
- terminology that is trans-disciplinary has wide appeal
- let's send links to each other?
- [[della]]: another alum doing great work with visualizing systems thinking - https://www.lindaboothsweeney.net
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[[sharing]]
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[[mandy]]
- [[illustrator]]
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[[arnd]]
- very similar themes in the breakout room
- how do we engage with each other in a nurturing way? how do we change mindsets?
- [[feminist morality]]
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Q: how do we change culture?
- from the systems point of view, culture is an emergent phenomenon in a network of communications. as communication continues, there are feedback loops, and a system of values and behaviour emerges
- there is a difference between a [[social system]] and a [[community]]: when the earlier develops a culture, it becomes the latter.
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[[paul]]
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how to distill systems thinking for educators?
- [[fritjof]]: strategy has been to promote the [[capra course]] among educators
- [[gaia education]] [[work that reconnects]] (sp?) are associated communities
- [[della duncan]]: [[The Systems Thinking Playbook]]: Exercises to Stretch and Build Learning and Systems Thinking Capabilities"
- [[silvia]]
- the impact of network composition: how to combine communities, intensify connections between communities?
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how to distill systems thinking for educators?
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[[lisa]] how would you describe our community?
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[[fritjof]] I'd describe it as a [[learning community]]. It seems like the simplest and most powerful way to enact [[transformative learning]], learning which changes our worldview.
- When we learn in a [[community]], you discuss concept relationships while you experience human relationships; this has a powerful emotional component.
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[[fritjof]] I'd describe it as a [[learning community]]. It seems like the simplest and most powerful way to enact [[transformative learning]], learning which changes our worldview.
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[[rito]] the issue of perception and the [[mechanistic mindset]]
- work/life balance and interconnection
- [[be like water]]
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[[thomas]]
- "think globally, act locally" makes sense -- but now we can "act globally" and that is a beautiful thing
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[[pankaj]]
- had a great experience applying systems level thinking
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[[meriel]]
- on how to deal with the institutions we interact with (e.g. work with) as we grapple with value alignment
- “Think globally, act accordingly" - [[Terry Tempest Williams]]
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[[jeanette]]
- reach out if you're interested in discussing
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[[ani]]
- reads out a nice poem, [[a systems point of view]]
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[[mandy]]
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[[silvia]]
- You can find resources, a full community and events by facilitators here: https://workthatreconnects.org/
- To continue the exploration and discussion about how to change social systems: https://www.programmes.gaiaeducation.uk/deep-transformation
- Our own alumni community: https://alumninetwork.capracourse.net/
📖 stoas
- public document at doc.anagora.org/capra-course-closing-circle
- video call at meet.jit.si/capra-course-closing-circle