Source Code: Civic Wisdom Knowledge Wheel

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Design Reflection

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The I-Open Knowledge Wheel maps the organization and progressive dissemination of human knowledge in the Civic Space in Open Source Economic Development.

Civic Wisdom interviews (center of map) are contributed to the I-Open community by leaders in government, organizations and business.

The Wheel is an idea inspired by the Free & Open Source (F/OSS) Software industry's progression of code to data to content.

I-Open organizes and publishes civic wisdom (code) to storage (data) to publication (content). Creative multi-media applications can fragment or deconstruct data at any given point in the outward progression of disseminating content. 

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The Institute's foundational principle, "we will act in ways that build trust and respect" guides final publishing. Content is published and shared under I-Open's Creative Commons v.3 license for the purpose of informing all aspects of economic development investment.

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Integral Futuring: A Process Approach To Knowledge Advance

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The Big Bang

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Bruce LaDuke, Question Scientist, Integral Futurist, and Managing Director of Instant Innovation, LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana talks about Integral Futuring and the three dynamics that contribute to the current state of any society or social division: 

  • Knowledge Advance - The Center is Knowledge Creation,
  • Social Context - The Center is the Balance of Interests and Economy (Includes education, industry, and economic development) and,
  • The Center is Supply and Demand. It is the combination of these three dynamics that creates the national or international social state.

Integral Futuring is a human-based process driven approach to future society. It offers an important alternate paradigm to traditional machine-based artificial intelligence philosophy.

Watch live streaming video from iopen at livestream.com

Follow along with Bruce in the transcription below to deepen your understanding and learning. View, comment or download civic wisdom in Open Source Economic Development at I-Open's Library on Scribd.

Bruce LaDuke 12-31-08 Interview

Connect to Bruce LaDuke's life work, "The Answer is in the Question" at Social Text.

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How Futuring Helps Us To Know What To Do Now

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Double Doors

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Bruce LaDuke, Question Scientist, Integral Futurist, and Managing Director, Instant Innovation, LLC, provides an introduction to the cycle of knowledge creation and it's connection to enterprise development.

This overview addresses how Futuring and Knowledge Advance help us act smarter and see new opportunities. 

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As your Livestream viewer opens, review the Integral Futuring slides below in this window to visualize Bruce LaDuke's process-driven method to advance knowledge.

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Learn more about Bruce LaDuke's life work, "The Answer is in the Question" at Social Text.

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Creating Small Actions for Profound Change

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Color Stump Pattern 

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Curt Lindberg, Learning and Science Officer, Plexus Institute, teaches leaders to make large change by encouraging small actions.

In this interview contributed to I-Open, Curt shares research insights about complexity science, new areas for research exploration, and new knowledge learned by nurses and doctors across the globe combating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics.  

Curt talks about the Plexus strategy for research and reflects on the ability of social networks and stories to create a different and unique picture of each and every culture. 

Learn more about the Plexus Institute's work in health care around the world. 

Small actions for profound change from I-Open on Vimeo.

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Copyright 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Betsey Merkel and The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/

 

Learn Your Way Forward: Complexity Science in Leadership

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Layers 

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Curt Lindberg, Chief Learning and Science Officer, Plexus Institute, thinks about how organizations and systems improve and change. He underscores the power of small actions in every day life that, in complexity, can amplify and reverberate and sometimes affect large difference.

Complexity informed processes yield new insights and offer guidance for leaders facing every approaching "Perfect Storm" -- and for business, government and civic leaders, the increasing demand and scarcity of resources in serving communities, organizations, regions and countries.

Curt advices us to accept we cannot know the future and "that grand plans are not as useful as we thought and if pursued produce many unintended consequences." Instead, small steps should be taken with time for reflection and learning.

Complexity invites engagement and "helps people let go of the notion that there's a system out there that's unchangeable, that's doing things to them in which they are total hopeless." 

Our stories can bring perspective and represent the complexity of situations “better than a memo, better than a Power Point" while "respecting the local dynamics and context that are so much a part of the story.” 

Such is the very special story of Jasper Palmer shared in this video whose wisdom and insight continues to save lives around the world.

Learn more about the Plexus Story and the organization's work in healthcare infection reduction.

Learn your way forward: complexity science in leadership from I-Open on Vimeo.

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Copyright 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Betsey Merkel and The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/

Generate Better Futures: Focus On The Present

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Roof Garden 

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Curt Lindberg, Chief Learning and Science Officer, Plexus Institute, shares insights into the role of complexity science and positive deviance in the 21st Century.  

Curt talks about the power of stories and one in particular, the story of "The Palmer Method" - a small creative action that has lead to large positive change in global health care.

By learning what is working now, communities and organizations can align knowledge and resources to become resilient and sustainable.

Learn about the Plexus Institute's work around the world.

Generate better futures: focus on the present from I-Open on Vimeo.

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 Copyright 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Betsey Merkel and The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/

Complexity: Science of the 21st Century

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Green Spiral 

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Curt Lindberg, Chief Learning and Science Officer, Plexus Institute, shares insights about the role of complex systems in communities and countries today. 

Complexity science principles help us to think in terms of how our day-to-day actions - such as sharing information to strengthen transparency - have a direct impact on the quality of our lives today.

Understanding how complexity affects social and economic change enables leaders in education, economic, and workforce development to have a better grasp on connecting strategic investments to future prosperity.  

Learn about the Plexus Institute's work in health care around the world.

Complexity Science from I-Open on Vimeo.

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A Summary Guide to Convening Open Conversations

Conversations bring new value to strengthen local economies. Guided, open conversations build trust and offer starting points for entrepreneurs and large organizations to identify local creativity for collaboration and capacity building.

How conversations bring value to local economies are summarized in the document below from an interview George Nemeth, Founder and Chief Blogging Officer, Brewed Fresh Daily contributed to The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) January 2008, in Collinwood, Ohio.

George is known for his natural talent to engage people in public discussion and dialogue.  

Summary Guide to Convening Open Conversations

George Nemeth on Open Conversations

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Painted

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A Summary Guide to Open Conversations

Guided, open conversations build trust and offer starting points for entrepreneurs and large organizations to identify local creativity for collaboration and capacity building.

How conversations bring value to local economies are summarized below from an interview George Nemeth, Founder and Chief Blogging Officer, Brewed Fresh Daily contributed to The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) January 2008, in Collinwood, Ohio. George is known for his natural talent to engage people in public discussion and dialogue.

 Q: What are Open Conversations? What is the value of Open Conversations? 

  • Open conversations means an intention to be inclusive – not necessarily "open to the public" – but with people who want to participate.
  • Contributors need to adhere to certain behaviors (not a free-for-all – if you choose to become a part of the conversation you need to behave in certain ways) and not intentionally steer the conversation toward your own agenda.
  • Contributors need to use a method of inquiry that is appreciative.
  • There needs to be a shared open mindedness and a sense to be inclusive.
  • The value of openness is that it has to do with being participatory – they are here to engage with us and we are here to engage with them, too.
  • People we have are dynamic and we need to be as energetic.
  • What you give, you will learn, you have more of a deeper understanding (a more complex understanding – as information comes up, questions get asked) this is much more of an integrated approach to learning.
  • A person needs to offer what they know – allowing the conversation to expand to the level of a quantum dialogue – an extended learning that goes beyond just giving explanations, which are fine upto a certain point, but beyond that it is the experiential and on-site aspects that are important for this kind of learning.
  • The other people who are there have interests in common.
  • These are the basic parameters we agree around and this is the value.
  • The intersection between creative industries, technology, and energy appeals to a variety of backgrounds. This is only one perspective. I try to play up the diversity aspect.
  • There is value in urban areas and their inherent diversity.
  • Midtown Brews Open Conversations are a powerful way to engage a community-minded chain of businesses.

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You can learn more about George at GeorgeNemeth.com, connect on LinkedIn, and follow George on Twitter.

A Summary Guide to Open Conversations is available for download at I-Open on Scribd.

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