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| − | <p>Don't be deceived by this seemingly innocent word, "conversations". Of the four parts of this presentation of a creative paradigm that now so earnestly wants to emerge among us, this is by far the most <em>exciting</em> one. The reasons will be clear the moment you recall our purpose. OK, we have developed our [[prototypes|<em>prototypes</em>]] – but hey, who cares? We the people have in recent decades demonstrated a most fascinating ability to ignore important insights. And isn't that – ironically – the very problem we have undertaken to resolve? Not only the best ideas of our best minds, but also we the people are drowning in an ocean of glut. Everyone seems to be trying to grab our attention with some sensation or other. What makes us think that we can fare better than our [[giants|<em>giants</em>]] did (recall [[The Incredible History of Doug]], and the [[Wiener's paradox]])? </p> | + | <p>Don't be deceived by this seemingly innocent word, "conversations". Here is where the real action begins.</p> |
| + | <p>You might, just as we do, consider the news about Donald Trump or a terrorist attack as no news at all. You might even perceive, the reporting of this kind as giving publicity, and hence also power, to those people's ideas. And hence being, subtly, in synergy with them... In that case you might be ready for some real news, and for some <em>good</em> news.</p> | ||
| + | <p>And if you are like us, at the university, and see the university as the institution and the place where good news can be crafted, and where real change can begin... Think, once again, about Galilei whispering <em>eppur si muove</em> into his beard. Think about the academics of his time discussing scholastic questions. "How many angels can dance on a needle point?" When in Federation through Images we talked about the [[mirror|<em>mirror</em>]] existing at every university, we may have made it look like an <em>entrance</em> into something – an academic underground, or underworld. You may now, rather, imagine it as an <em>exit</em> – from an overly narrow and confined academic space into a hugely freer and more creative one. As you might wish it to be.</p></div> | ||
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| + | Of the four parts of this presentation of a creative paradigm that now so earnestly wants to emerge among us, this is by far the most <em>exciting</em> one. The reasons will be clear the moment you recall our purpose. OK, we have developed our [[prototypes|<em>prototypes</em>]] – but hey, who cares? We the people have in recent decades demonstrated a most fascinating ability to ignore important insights. And isn't that – ironically – the very problem we have undertaken to resolve? Not only the best ideas of our best minds, but also we the people are drowning in an ocean of glut. Everyone seems to be trying to grab our attention with some sensation or other. What makes us think that we can fare better than our [[giants|<em>giants</em>]] did (recall [[The Incredible History of Doug]], and the [[Wiener's paradox]])? </p> | ||
<p>We have a plan – and that plan is of course an integral part of this [[prototypes|<em>prototype</em>]]. It's a two-step plan. The first step is to make the public an offer that it cannot refuse. A <em>real</em> sensation! In fact we have <em>two</em> sensations, to be precise, because we have two different audiences in mind, and two streams of dialogs. One is for the academic audience; for the well-informed, for the the change-makers. The other sensation is for the public at large.</p> | <p>We have a plan – and that plan is of course an integral part of this [[prototypes|<em>prototype</em>]]. It's a two-step plan. The first step is to make the public an offer that it cannot refuse. A <em>real</em> sensation! In fact we have <em>two</em> sensations, to be precise, because we have two different audiences in mind, and two streams of dialogs. One is for the academic audience; for the well-informed, for the the change-makers. The other sensation is for the public at large.</p> | ||
<p>What we are talking about here is double-edged sensations. On the one side, they challenge people's most cherished beliefs, which are so closed to their socialized sense of identity, that they just won't be able to resist taking up the conversation. On the other side, they will be about the theme that <em>really</em> matters – the course our societal and cultural evolution has taken, and how this course might (need to) be different.</p> | <p>What we are talking about here is double-edged sensations. On the one side, they challenge people's most cherished beliefs, which are so closed to their socialized sense of identity, that they just won't be able to resist taking up the conversation. On the other side, they will be about the theme that <em>really</em> matters – the course our societal and cultural evolution has taken, and how this course might (need to) be different.</p> | ||
Revision as of 08:44, 26 August 2018
Federation through Conversations
Conversations that make a difference
Don't be deceived by this seemingly innocent word, "conversations". Here is where the real action begins.
You might, just as we do, consider the news about Donald Trump or a terrorist attack as no news at all. You might even perceive, the reporting of this kind as giving publicity, and hence also power, to those people's ideas. And hence being, subtly, in synergy with them... In that case you might be ready for some real news, and for some good news.
And if you are like us, at the university, and see the university as the institution and the place where good news can be crafted, and where real change can begin... Think, once again, about Galilei whispering eppur si muove into his beard. Think about the academics of his time discussing scholastic questions. "How many angels can dance on a needle point?" When in Federation through Images we talked about the mirror existing at every university, we may have made it look like an entrance into something – an academic underground, or underworld. You may now, rather, imagine it as an exit – from an overly narrow and confined academic space into a hugely freer and more creative one. As you might wish it to be.
The nature of our conversations
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