Why the Art of Conversation Is Key to Sharing When Jason Simon graduated college, he had little tolerance for others’ beliefs. In hindsight, he pointedly observes, “I was inexperienced and lacked confidence. I thought I knew what truth was – what was in the best interest of humanity – and was resistant to other points of view.” Simon wasn’t aware of his close-mindedness or the effect it had on people until a close buddy told him, “Even your friends are intimidated. To his credit, Simon did something about it. Jason Simon of Caffeinated Conversations. And today, at 30, he’s made a career out of it. Simon is right: conversation is everything. Conversation is the basic unit of human sharing. Conversation is the engine that drives relationships. Two women enjoying a bit of sun, conversation, and coffee at Madame Rourkes Coffee Shop. Conversations tell us who we are. At its best, conversation is a non-zero-sum game. Two boys talking. We are designed for collaborative conversation. Check out the complete Conversation Commons series:
MindMeister The Occupy Network P2PU Schools: on "open" structures, HTML, data analysis June Ahn Research Partner June is a human computer interaction researcher at University of Maryland. He was brave enough to get involved with this crowd and is helping us make all our data available to everyone. John Britton Edupunk As an invaluable part of the volunteer community and later as p2pu staff, John’s s energy has resonated through the p2pu community since the pilot phase. Lila Bailey Lawyer Without Lila P2PU would still be a clandestine operation targeting the foundations of institutional academia. Larry Cooperman P2PU activist Volunteering his experience since P2PU’s inception, Larry continues to actively communicate P2PU to the world and innovate learning at his home institution UC Irvine. Volunteering his experience since P2PU’s inception, Larry continues to actively communicate P2PU to the world and innovate learning at his home institution UC Irvine. Alison Jean Cole Resident Grungefarmer Alison’s famous catchphrase: ‘Just like, do it.’ Maria Droujkova Chris Ewald Moocsketeer Advisor
Overheard in D.C.: The Art of Conversation Conversation is an art form, and while some people are good at it, other can be downright awful. They can be crass, judgmental and feel far too comfortable with their conversation companion far too early. And as the conversation below demonstrates, they can sometimes say things that just put an end to the conversation altogether. Overheard of the Week Sunday night before MLK, Jr. Woman: Do you know the DJ here? We're only as good at publishing a weekly Overheard in D.C. as you are at eavesdropping and sending in what you hear. Hill Wisdom Some staffer bros are at a post-inauguration cookout and discussing the keys to media attention. One staffer: "They're always looking to write dog bites man stories. Also, in an embarrassed voice: "I admit it. Wanna Go Out? At the University of Maryland, two students are standing in a hallway looking at a noticeboard. Boy: "Oooh a speed dating event!" Too Much Information 10:30 a.m., on the L2 bus near Farragut. The Subway is Soooooo Much Better in New York
Mind42.com - Collaborative mind mapping in your browser WORLDWIDE #JELLYWEEK 2013 PROUDLY PRESENTED: Jellyweek Crew Part 1 / Leslie, Bert-Ola, Leila From 2nd to 9th of september the international Jellyweek Crew will gather for the first time at the JELLYWEEK SUMMER WORKCAMP in the south of France. It will be a very important moment for the Jellyweek movement, when people who mostly experienced together the first Worldwide Jellyweek in January 2012, but who didn’t meet each other personnally before, will come together with their experiences, skills, energies for the first time to cocreate the next Jellyweek in January 2013. Today we present the first part of the crew with asking them four important questions: Who I am? Leslie Starr / France / Camp Organizer & Jellyweek 2012 Ambassador WHO I AMI am a strong minded girl, a wife and a mother, I live in the country side and I’m passionate about coworking. MY JELLYWEEK VISIONJellyweek is the one event that makes a difference, people from all over the world get together online and face-to-face. More to follow.
Six Thinking Hats Six Thinking Hats is a book by Edward de Bono which describes a tool for group discussion and individual thinking involving six colored hats. "Six Thinking Hats" and the associated idea parallel thinking provide a means for groups to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way, and in doing so to think together more effectively.[2] Underlying principles[edit] The premise of the method is that the human brain thinks in a number of distinct ways which can be deliberately challenged, and hence planned for use in a structured way allowing one to develop tactics for thinking about particular issues. de Bono identifies six distinct directions in which the brain can be challenged. Since the hats do not represent natural modes of thinking, each hat must be used for a limited time only. A compelling example presented is sensitivity to "mismatch" stimuli. Six distinct directions are identified and assigned a color. Managing Blue - what is the subject? Strategies and programs[edit]
The Art of Conversation [Main] [Previous] [Next] When you go up and talk to someone, the chances are that they won't just carry on what they're doing while they're talking with you, they're more likely to stop and adopt another posture (no doubt you can think of plenty of exceptions to this, but it's true most of the time). Also, it's normal to begin and end a conversation with some kind of greeting and farewell protocol (e.g. saying "Hello and goodbye."). Of course there are people who will just bounce up to you and say, "Have you done the monthly sales figures yet?" The traditional way of programming NPCs to respond to ASK ABOUT and TELL ABOUT (as in ask jones about monthly report or tell fred about election results ) doesn't really allow for such niceties. The idea is that an actor (NPC) typically starts in a type of ActorState called a ConversationReadyState that defines what he or she is doing prior to the conversation, and how the conversation is begun and ended. +++ ByeTopic "<q>Bye for now, then.
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