David Price's Posts - Global Sensemaking2024-03-29T06:29:29ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPricehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3345836663?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://globalsensemaking.net/profiles/blog/feed?user=3fvjh06g3l8x0&xn_auth=noLaunching the Program for the Future Challenge – December 9, 2013tag:globalsensemaking.net,2013-12-07:2052744:BlogPost:389912013-12-07T15:30:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
<p>A joint post by <a href="http://polyscopy.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Dino</a>, <a href="http://debategraph.org/davidprice" target="_blank">David</a> and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelpreneur" target="_blank">Sam</a>:</p>
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<p>A recipient of the <i>Turing Award</i>, the <i>National Medal of Technology</i> and a couple of dozen other highest honors,…</p>
<p>A joint post by <a href="http://polyscopy.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Dino</a>, <a href="http://debategraph.org/davidprice" target="_blank">David</a> and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelpreneur" target="_blank">Sam</a>:</p>
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<p>A recipient of the <i>Turing Award</i>, the <i>National Medal of Technology</i> and a couple of dozen other highest honors, <a href="http://www.dougengelbart.org/about/dce-bio.html" target="_blank">Douglas Engelbart</a> (1925-2013) was recognized with some of the highest honors an inventor could receive. As the progenitor of word processing, outliners, windows, teleconferencing, intranets, bitmapped screens, hypertext, hypermedia, groupware, wikiness, and email... Doug saw into the future and realized the way computers could be created and used for the betterment of humanity.</p>
<p>Yet – even though his vision and accomplishments prompted Alan Kay to ask “What will the Silicon Valley do when they run out of Doug’s ideas?” – Doug felt as if the world had missed the point. When asked by <a href="http://collaborapologist.com/2011/02/21/scaling-human-capabilities-for-solving-problems-that-threaten-our-survival.aspx" target="_blank">Sam Hahn</a> in 2010 what percentage of his vision had been realized in practice, Doug answered: “3.6%”.</p>
<p>If so: what is that elusive “96.4%”? The following quote from Doug may provide a clue:</p>
<blockquote><i>“Many years ago, I dreamed that people were talking seriously about the potential of harnessing a technological and social nervous system to improve the IQ of our various organizations. What if, suddenly, in an evolutionary sense, we evolved a super new nervous system to upgrade our collective social organisms? Then I dreamed that we got strategic and began to form cooperative alliances of organizations, employing advanced networked computer tools and methods to develop and apply new collective knowledge.”</i></blockquote>
<p><span>With this in mind, we are <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-program-for-the-future-challenge-tickets-9591441259" target="_blank">launching</a> the <em>Program for the Future Challenge</em> (</span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23pftfc">#pftfc</a><span>) at a workshop at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View on December 9, 2013 inspired by the questions:</span></p>
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<p>The aim is active and ambitious: the <i>PFTF Challenge</i> will focus on hosting a set of demos to be presented in 2018 on the 50th anniversary of Engelbart’s famous 1968 demo with the aim of shaping the future of humanity and technology in the extraordinary way that <i>The Mother of All Demos</i> has shaped the last 50 years. The <i>Challenge</i> is envisioned as a collaborative ‘uncompetition’, in which the demo project teams augment each other’s progress by sharing insights and learning from one another.</p>
<p>This short <a href="http://video.mit.edu/watch/douglas-engelbart-24985/">MIT-produced video</a> and<span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P77FvUy-NGA">interview</a> with <a href="http://timvangelder.com/" target="_blank">Tim van Gelder</a> </span><span>illustrate why the study of <a href="http://debategraph.org/doug">Doug Engelbart’s example, vision and legacy</a> is such an apt way to invite a new generation to venture together collaboratively, imaginatively, creatively, and iteratively in pursuit of a better future for humanity.</span></p>
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<p><span><i>Note: The day's event is scheduled to finish in time to allow participants to attend the <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/events/upcoming/#technology-legend-honoring-douglas-engelbart">beautiful celebration of Doug's life and work</a> being held in the evening at the Computer History Museum.</i></span></p>Mapping a Planet Under Pressure 2012tag:globalsensemaking.net,2012-03-25:2052744:BlogPost:311692012-03-25T20:03:33.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
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<p><a href="http://debategraph.org/" rel="external">Debategraph</a> is collaborating with the <a href="http://planetunderpressure2012.net" target="_blank">Planet Under Pressure 2012</a> conference team to weave together the arguments, evidence and policy options discussed at the conference into a coherent, dynamic knowledge map that can be shared with, and explored by, a global public audience in the build up to the <a href="http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html" target="_blank">UN…</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://debategraph.org/" rel="external">Debategraph</a> is collaborating with the <a href="http://planetunderpressure2012.net" target="_blank">Planet Under Pressure 2012</a> conference team to weave together the arguments, evidence and policy options discussed at the conference into a coherent, dynamic knowledge map that can be shared with, and explored by, a global public audience in the build up to the <a href="http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html" target="_blank">UN Rio +20</a> conference and beyond.</p>
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<p>You can explore the current work-in-progress in the map <a href="http://planetunderpressure2012.net/debategraph.asp" target="_blank">embedded</a> on the conference website, or <a href="http://debategraph.org/planet" rel="external">open the full map here</a> to see the detailed underlying text, add new ideas and citations, rate the significance of the different options and arguments, zoom into specific issues and zoom out see clusters of ideas, and be alerted to changes as the content and structure of the map continue to evolve.</p>
<p>This is a voluntary, collaborative endeavour to create a unique public resource at a critical time – and if you would like learn more about the process, join the mapping team (from anywhere in the world), or support or sponsor the process in any other way, please <a href="mailto:david@debategraph.org">get in touch</a>.</p>
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During the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, <a href="http://bit.ly/6EKKCh" target="_blank">The Independent newspaper is using Debategraph</a> as a new kind of global citizen reporting tool to help people around the world make sense collectively of what's happening and not happening at the UN conference.<br />
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During the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, <a href="http://bit.ly/6EKKCh" target="_blank">The Independent newspaper is using Debategraph</a> as a new kind of global citizen reporting tool to help people around the world make sense collectively of what's happening and not happening at the UN conference.<br />
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The process builds on The Independent’s existing <a href="http://bit.ly/IuYm0" target="_blank">cluster</a> of <a href="http://bit.ly/7IeofL" target="_blank">climate change maps</a>, and over the next 11 days mapping teams will be reporting on both the <a href="http://www.copenhagensummitmap.org/" target="_blank">proceedings at COP15</a> and its civil society counterpart <a href="http://www.klimaforum09.org/About-ClimateForum09" target="_blank">Klimaforum09</a>.<br />
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The climate maps already cover over a thousand arguments on everything from <a href="http://debategraph.org/Flash/fv_indep.aspx?r=39996" target="_blank">Climategate</a>, <a href="http://debategraph.org/Flash/fv_indep.aspx?r=14573" target="_blank">the perceived threats from climate change</a>, <a href="http://debategraph.org/Flash/fv_indep.aspx?r=3715" target="_blank">the options for reducing the human impact on the climate</a>, and <a href="http://debategraph.org/Flash/fv_indep.aspx?r=35605" target="_blank">the obstacles to a negotiated agreement</a>.<br />
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All members of Global Sensmaking are welcome to <a href="http://debategraph.org/Stream.aspx?nID=35600&sd=y" target="_blank">contribute your own reports and ideas to the process here</a>.ESSENCE and the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagentag:globalsensemaking.net,2009-12-09:2052744:BlogPost:142962009-12-09T14:47:38.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
During COP15 you can keep track of, and participate, in the various GSm ESSENCE sensemaking projects via the links below:<br />
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During COP15 you can keep track of, and participate, in the various GSm ESSENCE sensemaking projects via the links below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.climatecollaboratorium.org" target="_blank">The MIT Climate Collaboratorium team</a><br />
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<a href="http://bit.ly/4Uedkl" target="_blank">The Open University Cohere COP15 team</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.copenhagensummitmap.org/" target="_blank">The Copenhagen Summit map team</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/debategraph-copenhagen--whats-happening-1835880.html" target="_blank">The Independent / Debategraph team</a><br />
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If you would like add another project to mix, please let me know – and we look forward to a community-wide dialogue and reflection on the process during and beyond the UN conference, and on what we have learned, individually and collectively, across the last year about the field and the next steps ahead.What should Obama do Next?tag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-11-17:2052744:BlogPost:84322008-11-17T22:30:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
In the build up to <a href="http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm">Obama’s inauguration on 20th January 2009</a> and across the new administration's first 100 days, <a href="http://www.debategraph.org">Debategraph</a> has teamed up with <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk">The Independent</a> newsapaper in the UK to give the world a chance to map and think through what Obama should do next.…
In the build up to <a href="http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm">Obama’s inauguration on 20th January 2009</a> and across the new administration's first 100 days, <a href="http://www.debategraph.org">Debategraph</a> has teamed up with <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk">The Independent</a> newsapaper in the UK to give the world a chance to map and think through what Obama should do next. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/article1022466.ece">Click here to see the map</a>.<br />
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Peter and I will be working with the Independent's readers—and anyone who would like to join us in the process—to develop a series of interrelated debate maps exploring the key public policy and political questions facing Obama as he prepares for office.<br />
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We will also be drawing on Obama's <a href="http://change.gov/agenda/">published policy agenda</a> and public statements.<br />
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To begin to seed the series, we have mapped Philip Bobbitt’s article <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/philip-bobbitt-the-flagwaving-is-over-this-is-how-the-president-can-change-the-world-1003452.html">The flag-waving is over. This is how the president can change the world</a> (examining some of the international policy options open to Obama), and Leonard Doyle’s <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-starts-to-build-a-team-of-rivals-1020503.html">Obama Starts to Build a ‘Team of Rivals’</a> (considering whether Obama should appoint Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State).<br />
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You can see <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/article1022466.ece">the opening map on The Independent's website here</a>.<br />
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All feedback and thoughts arising from GSm group members will be very welcome (either here or on the maps).Global Sensemaking in 3Dtag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-07-04:2052744:BlogPost:50422008-07-04T22:00:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
<i>...now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened</i><br />
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<b>e.e. cummings</b>, <a href="http://www.geocities.com/soho/8454/663.htm" title="XAIPE, 65 (full text)">XAIPE, 65</a><br></br><br></br>I returned to Somerset on Tuesday from a memorable journey to New York for the <a href="http://www.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/1905/pdf_2008_rebooting_the_system_a_peek_at_the_program" title="PdF 2008">Personal Democracy Forum</a> conference and Berkeley for the…
<i>...now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened</i><br />
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<b>e.e. cummings</b>, <a title="XAIPE, 65 (full text)" href="http://www.geocities.com/soho/8454/663.htm">XAIPE, 65</a><br/><br/>I returned to Somerset on Tuesday from a memorable journey to New York for the <a title="PdF 2008" href="http://www.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/1905/pdf_2008_rebooting_the_system_a_peek_at_the_program">Personal Democracy Forum</a> conference and Berkeley for the <a title="DIAC / Public Sphere Tools for Participation" href="http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/program.php">DIAC Tools for Participation</a> conference, awestruck and enthused by the social changes unfolding across the web—and convinced that we face a wave of institutional reform in civil society far deeper than we can begin to imagine.<br/>
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The journey was memorable too, for the multiple meetings it afforded with fellow <a title="GlobalSensemaking.net" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/">global sensemakers</a>, and for the dialogue and promise that flowed through those meetings.<br />
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To recap, for those new to the endeavour, the twin perceptions underpinning the <a title="GlobalSensemaking wiki" href="http://globalsensemaking.wik.is">global sensemaking</a> network are that:<br />
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(i) humanity faces an emerging mess of systemic global challenges—such as, climate change, poverty, peak oil, population pressure, water shortages, declining biodiversity, and failing food supply—that are the product of patterns of thinking and behaviour that no longer make sense.<br />
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(ii) we need new tools of thought if we are to adapt to the scale and complexity of these challenges; tools that augment individual intelligence with the structured insights of many minds.<br />
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We are collaborating, with anyone who wants to join us, to accelerate the development and implementation of those tools.<br />
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A big idea emerged on Saturday evening from the preceding flow of dialogue with <a title="Mark's bio" href="http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/directory/aakhus/index.html">Mark Aakhus</a>, <a title="Peter's bio" href="http://debatemapper.com/ShowInfo.ashx?nodeID=2500">Peter Baldwin</a>, <a title="Simon's bio" href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/sbs/">Simon Buckingham Shum</a>, <a title="Jeff's bio" href="http://cognexus.org/id17.htm">Jeff Conklin</a>, <a title="Bob's home page" href="http://www.stanford.edu/~rhorn/index.html">Bob Horn</a>, <a title="Luca's bio" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/LucaIandoli">Luca Iandoli</a>, <a title="Mark's bio" href="http://cci.mit.edu/klein/">Mark Klein</a>, <a title="Anna's bio" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/AnnaDeLiddo">Anna De Liddo</a>, <a title="George's bio" href="http://questioneverything.typepad.com/about.html">George Mobus</a>, <a title="Jack's bio" href="http://globalsensemaking.wik.is/User:Jack_Park">Jack Park</a>, <a href="Jack's%20bio">Jack Paulus</a>, <a title="Al's bio" href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/selvin/">Al Selvin</a>, <a title="Brian's bio" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/BrianSullivan">Brian Sullivan</a>, <a title="Andy's bio" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/AndyS">Andy Streich</a>, and <a title="Mark's bio" href="http://globalsensemaking.wik.is/User:Mark_Szpakowski">Mark Szpakowski</a>—the kind of idea that has no single author and that is a product of the co-mindedness and co-presence of all.<br />
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In essence, the idea is to:<br />
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(1) Distil and map humanity’s current best understanding (from all sides of the debate) of the problems and potential responses to the social mess of environmental, energy and economic challenges that we face in the build up to the <a title="Main Copenhagen site" href="http://www.cop15.dk/en">UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen in 2009</a>.<br />
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(2) Embody the map of this material in two three-dimensional spaces (off- and on-line) that the relevant political leaders, policy makers, and rest of us can explore in a highly immersive and intellectually and viscerally compelling form. One embodiment will fill a large event arena with the map on the floor forming branching pathways that lead the participants through the problem / solution space supported by a rich array of multimedia exhibits. The second will build on the first in an online, explorable, immersive, and continuously updatable 3D-space akin to <a title="Second Life home page" href="http://secondlife.com/">Second Life</a>.<br />
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(3) Draw together the leading scientists, stakeholders, politicians, policy makers, mappers, programmers, event managers, artists and funders necessary to deliver on the promise of this idea.<br />
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The scale and complexity of the challenges we face require an unprecedented, concentrated, creative response of a kind that lies beyond the scope of conventional policy making approaches and patterns. Work is starting within the group to assemble the necessary talents to realise this ambitious goal: and there is an <a title="GlobalSensemaking social network" href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/">open invitation to join us</a>.<br />
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There is little time to lose.<br />
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<a href="http://glosem.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/global-sensemaking/">Cross-posted on the Global Sensemaking blog</a>.Video Interviews with Mark Klein about the MIT Climate Collaboratoriumtag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-06-18:2052744:BlogPost:43272008-06-18T23:00:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
<a href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/MarkKlein">Mark</a> was interviewed recently by <a href="http://www.forumone.com/section/about/f1people/witzel">Dave Witzel</a>, who, among other roles, is a Visiting Senior Program Associate at the <a href="http://www.cgdev.org/">Center for Global Development</a> [and <a href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/DaveWitzel">now a new member</a> of GlobalSensemaking.net].<br />
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Dave has posted two sections from the interview on YouTube:<br />
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<a href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/MarkKlein">Mark</a> was interviewed recently by <a href="http://www.forumone.com/section/about/f1people/witzel">Dave Witzel</a>, who, among other roles, is a Visiting Senior Program Associate at the <a href="http://www.cgdev.org/">Center for Global Development</a> [and <a href="http://www.globalsensemaking.net/profile/DaveWitzel">now a new member</a> of GlobalSensemaking.net].<br />
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Dave has posted two sections from the interview on YouTube:<br />
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<b>What is Deliberation Software?</b><br />
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Many thanks to everyone who voted over the last 48 hours—and particularly to Mark Szpakowski who suggested the two names that topped our first poll.<br />
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The result of the second poll was a follows:<br />
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Mindful of the votes over the last 48 hours for various other names, I suggest that we regard ourselves as being ever open to the possibility of a further name change; if and when the perfect name emerges.<br />
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But for now, <i>Global Sensemaking</i> it is (and…
Many thanks to everyone who voted over the last 48 hours—and particularly to Mark Szpakowski who suggested the two names that topped our first poll.<br />
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The result of the second poll was a follows:<br />
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Mindful of the votes over the last 48 hours for various other names, I suggest that we regard ourselves as being ever open to the possibility of a further name change; if and when the perfect name emerges.<br />
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But for now, <i>Global Sensemaking</i> it is (and we are).<br />
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I have purchased the .net, .com and .org domain names on behalf of the group this evening, and will set the URL change in motion now.<br />
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Thanks again to everyone—and let's start making sense of climate change...<br />
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DavidNEW VOTE: What shall we call ourselves? [Deadline 10th May 11:59 pm GMT]tag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-05-09:2052744:BlogPost:19032008-05-09T07:30:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
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In the best traditions of the Democratic Party, the longlist of names suggested on the Forum resulted in a wide distribution of votes and no clear endorsement across the group (see chart below).<br />
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To help clarify the signal, I suggest that we vote again today on the following poll:<br />
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In the best traditions of the Democratic Party, the longlist of names suggested on the Forum resulted in a wide distribution of votes and no clear endorsement across the group (see chart below).<br />
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To help clarify the signal, I suggest that we vote again today on the following poll:<br />
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Earth Issues (26%) and Global Sensemaking (21%) were the two leading candidates from the first round of polling, and I have included a "Neither" option in case the underlying signal from the group is "start again".<br />
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I hope that this is a constructive and fair response to the voting pattern observed yesterday—but if you disagree please don't hesitate to raise this below.<br />
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Voting on the second round closes today at 11:59 pm GMT (Saturday 10th May).<br />
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FIRST ROUND RESULTS:<br />
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NOTES:<br />
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(1) You may vote for one option only in this round of voting.<br />
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(2) I suggest that we use the .net extension (if available) and secure/redirect the .com .org extensions (where possible).<br />
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(3) If the proposer of the winning name is happy for me to do so, I'll purchase the name on the group's behalf immediately after voting closes, and aim to set up the new domain over the weekend. If the proposer of the winning name would prefer to do this his/herself just let me know and we'll co-ordinate over the weekend.<br />
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(4) I suggest that we switch from private to public group status with the adoption of the new name / URL. If anyone objects to this please flag this in a comment below.Conference call follow-up activities...tag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-05-06:2052744:BlogPost:16452008-05-06T18:00:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
Mark Aakhus has created three excerpts from Jeff's conference call map (which I have uploaded as images in the photos section of the Ning site), all of which are available to edit and view via the HC4D Citrix Compendium site. The three excerpts cover:<br />
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> Group Direction<br />
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> Next Steps<br />
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> Jeff's "200-experts" thought experiment<br />
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There are also three suggested action points arising for all members of the group:<br />
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(1) Log-on to the Citrix Compendium site using your log-in details and…
Mark Aakhus has created three excerpts from Jeff's conference call map (which I have uploaded as images in the photos section of the Ning site), all of which are available to edit and view via the HC4D Citrix Compendium site. The three excerpts cover:<br />
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> Group Direction<br />
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> Next Steps<br />
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> Jeff's "200-experts" thought experiment<br />
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There are also three suggested action points arising for all members of the group:<br />
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(1) Log-on to the Citrix Compendium site using your log-in details and explore the HC4D map. If you haven't received, or no longer have, your log-in details, please alert Mark and he will email your details to you.<br />
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(2) Add comments and suggestions to the three excerpts; preferably directly onto the Citrix Compendium maps. If you encounter any difficulties with this, you can also leave feedback and suggestions as comments to this blog post; however, as part of the rationale for the process is to learn more about Citrix Compendium's capabilities as a tool for facilitating this kind of group interaction, please experiment with the Citrix Compendium system first.<br />
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(3) Offer feedback on the process of using Citrix Compendium as tool for this purpose.<br />
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It would be great if everyone could have a first bash at the above by Monday 12th May.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
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David<br />
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Image Links:<br />
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Image (1): http://collaborativeclimate.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2052744%3APhoto%3A1641<br />
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Image (2): http://collaborativeclimate.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2052744%3APhoto%3A1643<br />
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Image (3): http://collaborativeclimate.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2052744%3APhoto%3A1644Simon Buckingham Shum launches HC4Dtag:globalsensemaking.net,2008-04-03:2052744:BlogPost:152008-04-03T19:10:00.000ZDavid Pricehttp://globalsensemaking.net/profile/DavidPrice
<a href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/sbs/inde">Simon</a> <a href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/sbs/research/hc4d.html">launched HC4D</a> (Human-Centred Computing for Climate Change Deliberation) earlier today with the following rallying call:<br />
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I don't need to say anything about the urgency of the problem facing us.<br />
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What I want to do is highlight an emerging activity stream tackling one of the most pressing challenges concerning the infrastructure we…
<a href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/sbs/inde">Simon</a> <a href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/sbs/research/hc4d.html">launched HC4D</a> (Human-Centred Computing for Climate Change Deliberation) earlier today with the following rallying call:<br />
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I don't need to say anything about the urgency of the problem facing us.<br />
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What I want to do is highlight an emerging activity stream tackling one of the most pressing challenges concerning the infrastructure we have for working together on contentious problems:<br />
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> What socio-technical infrastructure will enable diverse stakeholders to contribute, and contest in principled ways, their views on climate change issues?<br />
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> How can it be both usable and powerful, providing useful services (e.g. visualizations, summaries, alerts, connections and analyses of the debate) for different stakeholders?<br />
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Human-centred computing perspectives will unpack this "grand challenge" in many ways, but also need to talk to the other communities engaged with this or similar challenges, such as <a href="http://www.demo-net.org/demo/dissemination/reports/argumentation/demo-net-workshop-argumentation-support-systems-for-eparticipation/?searchterm=argumentation">e-Democracy</a> and <a href="http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/">Online Deliberation</a>.<br />
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So, I'm running this flag up the mast to invite interest if you want to engage and coordinate efforts around the specific challenge of climate change.<br />
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As I write, I am about to head to the <a href="http://dmrussell.googlepages.com/sensemakingworkshopchi2008">CHI 2008 Sensemaking Workshop</a>, which is bringing together a fantastic spectrum of people, some of whom I hope will be interested in this: sensemaking methodologies and tools will be an integral part of the way in which evidence is martialled and deployed in deliberations.<br />
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I am also in discussions with several other groups working on large-scale deliberation and argumentation infrastructures, including <a href="http://www.debategraph.org">David Price</a> [DebateGraph], <a href="http://cognexus.org/id17.htm">Jeff Conklin</a> [Cognexus], <a href="http://cci.mit.edu/klein/">Mark Klein</a> [MIT CCI], <a href="http://www.acunu.org/millennium/resume/jglenn.html">Jerry Glen</a> [Millennium Project, WFUNA], <a href="http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/staff/details.cfm?id=110">Ann Macintosh</a> [U. Leeds], <a href="http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/directory/aakhus/index.html">Mark Aakhus</a> [U. Rutgers], <a href="http://www.ai.sri.com/people/park/">Jack Park</a> [SRI] and <a href="http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/creed/">Chris Reed</a> [U. Dundee].<br />
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I don't know what may emerge from this, but if you like the colour of the flag, email me, spread the word, and we'll see what happens!<br />
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Simon