overview presentation - "consciousness, cognition, learning, and reflective practice

Consciousness, Cognition, Learning, and Reflective Practice:

Roanoke Community Ecosystems

Consciousness, Cognition, Learning, and Reflective Practice: Roanoke Community Ecosystems

Introduction of the presentation and participants

Reflecting the shared social field

"Intention Statement"

Generative dialogue

Closing remarks

Presentation - Outline


Introduction of the presentation, presenter, and respective participants

Paul van Schaik (at Linkedin)

Paul van Schaik

Introduction of participants . . .

SourceWatch lists Paul as one of the founding members of the Integral Politics branch for the Integral Institute.

•Paul is also cofounder with Gail Hochachka of Integral Without Borders.

•the Founding Director of IntegralMENTORS.

•and currently an Independent Trustee (Chief Knowledge Officer) of the ThriveAbility Foundation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljvanschaik

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Integral_Institute

https://integralwithoutborders.net/team

https://www.facebook.com/integralMENTORS/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info

http://thriveability.zone/the-thriveability-team/

Raúl Quiñones Rosado(at Linkedin)

Raúl Quiñones Rosado

Introduction of participants . . .

• Raúl is the author of Consciousness-in-Action (2007) which “describes an approach to personal and social change in the context of oppression . . . “.

• Liberation psychologist, social justice educator, antiracism organizer and life/leadership coach, Raúl teaches, guides and organizes people in the principles and practices of the approach described in his book, Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Psychology of Liberation & Transformation.

• Recent publications include:

• “The Oppressive Underpinnings of Language Interpretation” (August 2016)

• “On Social Justice Challenges of Integral Theory” (June 2016)

• and “evolve – Elizabeth Debold interviews Raúl Quiñones-Rosado on Race, Ethnicity & the Refugee Crisis” (November 2015)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raulquinonesrosado?authType=name&authToken=EhG4

http://consciousness-in-action.com/



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oppressive-underpinnings-language-interpretation-ra%C3%BAl-qui%C3%B1ones-rosado?trk=prof-post

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oppressive-underpinnings-language-interpretation-ra%C3%BAl-qui%C3%B1ones-rosado?trk=prof-post

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-justice-challenges-integral-theory-ra%C3%BAl-qui%C3%B1ones-rosado?trk=prof-post

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evolve-elizabeth-debold-interviews-ra%C3%BAl-race-refugee-qui%C3%B1ones-rosado?trk=prof-post

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evolve-elizabeth-debold-interviews-ra%C3%BAl-race-refugee-qui%C3%B1ones-rosado?trk=prof-post

Consciousness, Cognition, Learning, and Reflective Practice:Roanoke Community Ecosystems

Introduction of the presentation and participants• Participants take a minute to “check-in” and are invited to share their

primary interest or reason for participating.Reflecting the shared social field


Generative dialogue

Closing remarks




Reflecting the shared social field•Participants take a moment to co-sense and reflect on their shared social field."Intention Statement"

Generative dialogue

Closing remarks



"Intention Statement" by presenter





"Intention Statement“• Reflecting on our shared sense of purpose, we'll conduct the following

inquiry: Current situation: What key challenge or question are we up against? Stakeholders: How might others view this situation? Intention: What future are we trying to create? Learning threshold: What do we need to let-go of -- and what do we need to learn? Help: Where do we need input or help?

Generative dialogue

Closing remarks



"Intention Statement" by presenter . . .

Current situation: What key challenge or question are we up against?

How do we initiate and shape community-based ecosystems that will help generate social and economic equities?

“Connective Learning Communities” – group epignosis (an urban ecolab)

Begin with an “integral” and/or “systems view” perspective

of the Universe . . .

How do we initiate and shape community-basedecosystems that will help generate social and economic equities?

“Systems thinking involves the use of various techniques to study systems of many kinds.

In nature, examples of the objects of systems thinking include ecosystems - in which various

elements (such as air, water, movement, plants, and animals) interact.” from “Systems thinking”

at Wikipedia.

http://groupepignosis.weebly.com/connective-learning-communities.html

The Leaders of Learning – “Design Challenge” Prototype at Prezi

Create a learning environment in which practitioners design their own generative

ecosystem prototype(s)

How do we initiate and shape community-basedecosystems that will help generate social and economic equities?

“The "cooperative" was adopted as a "pilot project" by a "core group" of practitioners from Roanoke's U.Lab Hub. As a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation, its purposes include "organizing,

coordinating, or otherwise facilitating participatory "member" and "stakeholder" relations in conducting various functions,

activities, and projects to benefit Roanoke's communities and populace."



Stakeholders: How might others view this situation?

How do we go about (in)forming the most robust learning environment we possibly can?

How do we (in)form the most robust learning environment we can?

“This is the story of Sheila and Letty, two very similar students who had quite

different learning experiences in school. Sheila and Letty are fictional characters

that are based on research we have conducted at Lectica over the last six

years. Our research results need to be replicated before we can be certain that

our conclusions are valid, but we think the public has a right to know what we’ve

observed because if our data are correct, our public schools may be pursuing an instructional agenda that’s reducing the average child’s ability to reach his or her

full developmental potential.”

Introductory narrative from – “When testing is not for learning: The story of Sheila and Lettie” at YouTube



Intention: What future are we trying to create?

How do we create a future in which community members (practitioners) are empowered to better actualize their own health, happiness, and well-being.

Roanoke Community Ecosystems has recently adopted (and installed) open-

source network resource planning software as a tool for the innovation

and design of ecosystems that facilitate generative, distributive,

commons-based peer production here in Roanoke.

How do we create a future where people are empowered to actualize health, happiness, and well-

being?



Learning Threshold: What do we need to let-go of – and what do we need to learn?

We’ll need to let-go of our “collective habits of thought” and “action” which reinforce the “grip of the past” and learn to create ‘living networks’.

from – Energies 2010

. . . and we’ll also need to adopt qualitative indicators!

Letting go of a ‘mechanistic’ approach, we’ll instead learn to create ‘living networks’.

“These considerations imply that, to properly assess the health of an

economy, we need qualitative indicators of poverty, health, equity, education, social inclusion, and the state of the

natural environment – none of which can be reduced to money coefficients or aggregated into a simple number” [emphasis added] (Capra, p. 369).

from Chapter 17 – Connecting the dots of – The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision



Help: Where do we need input or help?

We’ll need help and input in mobilizing community engagement.

We could use help in mobilizing community engagement . . .


Generative dialogue





Generative dialogue• All reflect on remarks by presenter and move into a generative dialogue on

how these observations can offer new perspectives on the group’s situation and journey.

• Go with the flow of the dialogue. Build on each other’s ideas.Closing remarks



Closing remarks





Generative dialogue

Closing remarks• By participants• By presenter: How do I now see my situation and way forward?• Thank you: An expression of genuine appreciation to each other.


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