Monday, November 24, 2008

November Tampa HeartField AOH



We are here to make this heart field,
As we watch whatever is revealed,
Let's find what can not be concealed.

How about moving this into mid-town,
I'm here, let's see what comes around,
Let's do it together, without a frown.

That's what we mean by our emergence,
We are all growing into a new convergence,
Then we feel our own love in resurgence.

Usurping the agenda is being here now,
What do we need to make this go "wow!",
It will all flows easy, we just never know how.

We were told to do things before relationship,
We here in Florida, connect and fly off the hip,
Where we all know to stay true and keep a grip.

Please give me some deep relief,
How are we going to let go and debrief,
That is why we are here, it is my belief.

We need to see about more action,
Giving more parents new traction,
Help the children avoid an infraction.

Staying present and within our own,
Knowing that I am not some clone,
Authentic in what it is that is known.

Beyond the right and wrong there is a field,
Finding the break through process to see a yield,
So that we can all come out true and healed.

Swoop in with white horses into the community,
Creating more truth with our personal unity,
Each company is always another opportunity.

What can we really learn, come full circle,
Both come together out of respect to recircle.

As we move we drag one foot in old paradigm,
Wondering why we feel it was some crime,
What is happening here is fine this time.

Whatever happens is the only thing that could happens!!!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

life goes on

hope things are working out
with your new staff
there Dr. A!!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Strategic Initiatives — Rockridge Institute

Strategic Initiatives — Rockridge Institute: "Strategic Initiatives
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Until now, progressive strategies for change have consisted largely of small, narrowly focused intiatives. There is a better way. Strategic Initiatives think big—they coordinate smaller agendas into broader, more ambitious policy directions and put conservatives on the defensive.
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There are many types of Strategic Initiatives. The most far-reaching type is a Multiple Issue Strategic Initiative but another important one is a Slippery Slope Strategic Initiative. Both introduce wedge issues to divide opponents and make it easier to accomplish ambitious, long-term goals."

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Abandoning Education

Abandoning Education: "By GREGORY McCOLM

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 13, 2008

With each announced departure of a high-profile Florida university professor for Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, and so on, we can see the longstanding plans for a high-technology Interstate 4 corridor disintegrate at our feet.

Just a few years ago, we were going to enter the 21st century with a roar. We were going to attract top researchers while upgrading our higher educational system. We would train Florida kids to become the entrepreneurs in and employees for biotechnology, computers, modern materials, space, and other forward-looking industries lining up from St. Petersburg to Melbourne.

No longer would Tampa be the back office of the nation: We were going to move beyond the boom and bust of tourism and construction and challenge Massachusetts, California, and North Carolina.

But no more.

Times are hard. Tourism and construction are bust, and the Legislature has made it quite clear that we don't have the money to waste on education. Especially not higher education. So we suffer from constrictions big (fewer students are being admitted and those who do get in face larger classes) and small (cutbacks in computer resources and support limit research and teaching). And then there is the institutional atrophy induced by program cutbacks and personnel layoffs.

Other states are protecting higher education as much as possible. Part of their motivation is that rebuilding a higher education system is a protracted business, so they'd rather at least preserve what they have. And part of the motivation is that higher education is an economic engine.

But Florida state government is above such considerations. Our higher educational systems have not only endured disproportionately deep cuts over the years, but have had funds raided for earmarks. Recently, the funds for the Centers of Excellence - which were supposed to go to high- priority research and development projects - were diverted to projects with superior political connections. No wonder professors who had developed more useful projects are thinking about going somewhere else.

We are reaching the point when we have to ask of parents, businessmen, workers, and all citizens of Florida whether we want to have a higher educational system capable of supporting a 21st century economy.

We don't have to. After all, if we are content to have Tampa remain the back office of the nation, if we are content to rely on the cheap jobs of tourism and watch our best and brightest kids leave for universities in other states - perhaps Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and so on - never to return, then we can let things continue as they are.

It won't be long for the rest of the nation to leave us behind. It is already happening.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Home - complex4usf

Oh yea the wikipolosee blog


"BASIC ORIENTATION: COMMUNITIES AS COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS

The theory and science of Complexity can powerfully inform the development of sustainable communities. When a community is conceptualized as a complex adaptive system, it is recognized as a dynamic network of diverse agents interacting with one another and the environment to co-evolve over time (Agar, 2005, 2004a, 2004b). “Agents” are the people or entities that have the capacity to change intentionally and thereby influence one another and the evolution of a system (McKelvey, 1999). Complexity emphasizes processes of self-organization among agents as the central means of fostering the ongoing health, resilience and hardiness of a system, whether that system is a family, an organization, or a community (Capra, Juarrero, & Sotolongo, 2007)."

Thursday, July 3, 2008

"culture change "

IT'S WEIRD Today . . . as always . . . yesterday at 12 noon, i raced to the complexity group. Got there seconds before Mike and Greg arrived . . . Allison came in a few minutes later. Greg was all excited about the Provost's Task Force he's on, and started explaining how he had sent this article using "Appreciative Inquiry" at the med school in Indiana. He suggested using it to resolve the budget crisis and faculty issues the Provost Task Force was addressing.

Enhancing the Informal Curriculum of a Medical School: A Case
Study in Organizational Culture Change
by Ann H. Cottingham, MAR1, Anthony L. Suchman, MD, MA2,3, Debra K. Litzelman, MA, MD1,Richard M. Frankel, PhD1,4,5, David L. Mossbarger, MBA4, Penelope R. Williamson, ScD3,6, DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr., MD7, and Thomas S. Inui, ScM, MD1,4,5
It was really kinda cool and inspiring to see the passion and excitement. The provost had read his email and article and encouraged him at their meeting, saying they should feel free to use this technique. . . Then even asked him how they would start. . . and offering to support a consultant to help. Greg was surprised by the response and not sure where to go with it. Trent Green was there too, who helped found this Sustainable Complexity group . . . . seems obvious we need to start a dialog here between them!

Mike was convinced that is was the same-old same-old. . . The same colleges are involved, engineering, medicine, all the applied sciences on the task force. No one from History, Sociology or Anthropology, or even math!!! No pure science in the task force at all, so they will write a report to do the same thing they planned 5 years ago. It likely will go on the shelf, and the administration will do what supports themselves anyway as usual.

When Allison came in, the conversation went to how the university is no longer supporting any of the sustainability initiatives that we were a part of. . . The Dean of the Grad school who started it is leaving. So there is not even recognition that it was a viable program.

Soon I said how the Provost was a great opportunity. The complexity group could help make the whole university work right. . . lol . . . of course that's sounds so much better now that I write it. I mean who cares what anyone thinks about the sustainable initiatives, we need to make it on our own with the Provost. Show the whole university how Sustainability Emerges!

Allison asked why I sounded so frustrated. I did feel frustrated at all, excited and happy maybe but I said it seemed like nothing was getting done with the Provost who offered to get a consultant. Here in this group we already have successful consultants - - Allison is already consulting with the children's Board while Sharon has been contacted by Mike Hoad and Rod Casto so it was really kinds weird we are not planning stuff now for the Provost. . .

Greg said Mike and Rod were not involved and they started talking about consultants they could recommend to the Provost. . . .

It was really interesting how it went. I said how since Greg was already successful about the article that we should help see what emerges from what he's got started already. He already has momentum there! Where do we want to see this going. How can we enhance the process that has already started. Emergence is about what is here already. You've got support and momentum already in two areas on campus. Asking for some outsider is going to blow what you started. Nothing but emergence now, let it develop, it's going the right way already. Talk to Trent and enhance what has started!!! Invite others to do the category matrix like Greg completed and passed out to us...

WOW wikipolicy comes to mind again. WOW. . . it would be really easy to build a wiki with the current Faculty Union Contract. . . get the faculty and students in charge of USF the way it is supposed to be finally . . .

Course then I get another email now too:

RE: update
Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:32 PM
To: "Eric"

I had lunch with these professor people from USF and it was enlightening. As of two days ago, FMHI, Social Work, Rehab Counseling and Criminology were put into some new College of Social Welfare and everything is being turned upside down again.

Definitely do the Phd in Engineering, dear! Stay far away from Pub Health and helping professions at USF bc they are being pushed to the side, obviously.

I just got back from lunch and am working.


Collective Evolution I



Collective Evolution II


Collective Evolution III

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

communiplexity » Brownbag Seminar 08 » discussion » Newton / New College renewal project in Sarasota

communiplexity » Brownbag Seminar 08 » discussion » Newton / New College renewal project in Sarasota: "-I wonder what it is about tutoring that appeals to those who suggested it, and I wonder if it appeals to the youth who are expected to benefit from it. I wonder where the assumption that tutoring would best be provided through programs came from, and whether that is an assumption worth questioning. And maybe relationships between Newtown teens and other Newtown residents would be preferred or most ideal, at least for some -- and if so, what are the implications given the active enthusiasm of NC students?"


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communiplexity » Brownbag Seminar 08 » discussion » Newton / New College renewal project in Sarasota

communiplexity » Brownbag Seminar 08 » discussion » Newton / New College renewal project in Sarasota: "--I wonder what it is about tutoring that appeals to those who suggested it, and I wonder if it appeals to the youth who are expected to benefit from it. I wonder where the assumption that tutoring would best be provided through programs came from, and whether that is an assumption worth questioning. And maybe relationships between Newtown teens and other Newtown residents would be preferred or most ideal, at least for some -- and if so, what are the implications given the active enthusiasm of NC students?"

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Fwd: OSHNA Activity Alert!!! - Seminole Heights Documentary

Hi Heather...
you might want to post this to our complexity wiki


OSHNA <bungalowalert@gmail.com> wrote:
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:04:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: OSHNA <bungalowalert@gmail.com>
To: stars2man@yahoo.com
Subject: OSHNA Activity Alert!!! - Seminole Heights Documentary

It's Show Time, Tampa !


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Dear Eric,

On Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 PM, the Tampa Theatre will feature the premier showing of Seminole Heights: An Intimate Look at the Early Years, produced by the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association. 
 
We wish to express our deep gratitude to our four major financial sponsors, without whose generous support this event still would be a wistful dream.
 
We also received donations from many loyal friends too numerous for mention here, but whose openhearted support of this event will be personally acknowledged.
 
See the development of this trolley car suburb of Tampa, Florida in the early decades of the 20th Century. Hear tales of growing up during the Great Depression when material goods were scarce, but backyard vegetable gardens and warm camaraderie kept bellies full and spirits high. Take a peek into the lives of the folks who made Seminole Heights the charming place it remains today.
 
Tickets are $5.00. Purchase tickets through April 15th at Sherry's YesterDaze Vintage Clothing and Antiques at 5207 N. Florida Avenue, and at Tampa Antiquarian Books, at 6116 N. Central Avenue, or online at  The Tampa Theatre.
 
If you lived in Seminole Heights prior to 1945, you get in for free and may sit, with your family of course, in a special seating area so you can visit with your old friends! Just go to the box office on the night of the event to be admitted.
 
For more information, call Suzanne Prieur at 813 610-5255.
 
 
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Re: Complexity & Community Sustainability Brownbag/Seminar March 26

Hi Dr. Teague,
Thank you for the interesting discussion yesterday.  I was very tempted to bring this up then but decided we should meet privately instead.   Please schedule a time we can talk more.  I could really go on for days giving you background, but I will try to be brief.

I started at USF in 1983 developing my own Patents as student projects for the Engineering Expo.  Then started a student group to help others do the same thing.  This resulted in a serious conflict between Dr. Newkome and Walbolt in the President's Staff meeting as the new State mandates for faculty patents had just come through...  Subsequently the Research Foundation was started and STARS USA Inc.

I graduated and became a stormwater expert before returning to USF for an MBA in 2004.  My first MBA class was "Leadership and Teams."  The class project was a system redesign.  I lead a team to redesign USF's Patent Process....  and soon found out the professor was the President's Assistant during the 1983 conflicts.

Emergence and synchronicity is really my way of life.  I guess I am a "strange attractor" that helps bring new innovative emergence everywhere I go.  It's not always easy, but I seem to do it whether I want to or not.

More specifically I posted to the WIKI about a Phd I will start in the Fall 08:
http://communiplexity.wikispaces.com/message/view/Brownbag+Seminar+08/3110025

I would like to discuss this further with you.  Please send me a note about when we can meet.  Monday, Wednesday or Friday mornings are easiest for me, but I will certainly come visit whenever you have time. 

Thanks
eric


Eric R. Weaver
Ed. Asst., Organization & Environment
College of Business, University of South Florida
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
Home 813-237-3705 Cell 813-679-5195
http://www.starsusa.org ,
http://www.starsusa.org/scire/
http://www.coba.usf.edu/jermier/journal.htm
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/patents.html
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/professional.htm
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/resume/Resume.pdf

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

"interdisciplinary" the politically correct "buzz-words"

Yes Congratulations!!!!

The one thing I learned here more than anything is that it often can be more WHO you know more than WHAT you know... So I would highly recommend we all get linked up better: www.linkedin.com/in/stars2man

Look around Manny and Mark are linked already...

Even if we all go somewhere different our contacts and relationships make more of a difference than anything... course being at the right place at the right time can make everything too: http://www.ods.usf.edu/Plans/Strategic/goals-strategies.htm

Hey Barrett and Phil, glad to see you are sure about what's next, see below I'm still exploring... lol... hum "interdisciplinary" what's that all about... lol... I guess someone has to show them what the politically correct "buzz-words" mean..

Take Care
eric

> Barrett and Phil......
>
> Congratulations!!!!
>
> and thanks for making the program "look good" :)
> We'll have to raise a glass of bubbly to the 2 of you...
> Great job...
>
> Cheryl
>
> BTW: Phil was accepted to UT's Phd program and
> Barrett was accepted to Cornell's
> Phd program.
>
> Barrett Keene, Middleton High School agricultural
> education instructor, was one of fifty -one individuals
> who received the "Teachers Turn the Key Award" on
> December 15, 2007, at the National Association of
> Agricultural Educators (NAAE) annual conference
> in Las Vegas. NAAE is the professional association for
> agricultural educators. The mission of NAAE is
> "professionals providing agricultural education for
> the global community through visionary leadership,
> advocacy, and service."

Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:18 PM
To: Weaver, Eric Subject: University of South Florida Applications
Subject: PhD in Civil Engineering, PhD in Public Health; Fall 2008

Dear Eric:

I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the above- referenced graduate programs here at the University of South Florida.

However, you are permitted to matriculate into only one program at a time. Please notify me in writing (within the next two weeks) of the program in which you wish to enroll. You may reply by e-mail.

Please note: to be dually-enrolled, you will need to file a Dual Degree Application (please see http://www.grad.usf.edu/newsite/forms/grad_forms.asp ) and have it approved by both programs and colleges.

No matter which option you choose, I congratulate you on your admission to USF, and I wish you every success in your academic endeavors.

Sincerely,


Denise Desmarais Rodriguez
Graduate Admissions Officer
University of South Florida,
Graduate School
4202 E Fowler Ave BEH 304
Tampa , FL 33620-8470
Phone: 813-974-8800
FAX: 813-974-7343
E-mail: drodrig...@grad.usf.edu
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Friday, February 29, 2008

Fwd: RE: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder

Hi Dr. Gorski,

It was good to meet with you again on Wednesday at USF.

We will be reviewing the videos of Sunday's Science of Consciousness Seminar Monday so I might have something together for you within the week.

I know I also promised I would give you information about the next Urban Charrette meeting. I just received this reply, but am not sure when the next meeting is.

You might enjoy this too
Enjoy your weekend
eric


Eric R. Weaver
College of Business, University of South Florida
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
Home 813-237-3705 Cell 813-679-5195

ECO.Lution_Information.pdf
UC_martrix final.xls

The Urban Charrette <urbancharrette@gmail.com> wrote:
From: "The Urban Charrette " <urbancharrette@gmail.com>
To: "'Eric'" <stars2man@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:13:20 -0500


Hello Eric,
It was good to meet you at our meetings. I have attached the matrix as well as information on our latest project- ECO.lution. We welcome you continued involvement and look forward to seeing you at ECO.lution.
If you have any questions or would like to get more involved please feel free to call me, 813.391.2387. Talk to you soon Eric.
Sincerely,
Adam Fritz

From: Eric [mailto:stars2man@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:18 AM
To: Urban Charrette Tampa bay
Subject: Re: Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder

Hey Adam,
Please send me the Goals Matrix.

Also is there a Yahoo Group or something somewhere that you post a schedule and meetings???

What has happened with TECO? The City Council seems to be meeting today about something related: Utility Projects - Resident Project Representative Presentations RFQ 7-D-45

Thanks
eric
237-3705



Urban Charrette Tampa bay <urbancharrette@gmail.com> wrote:
Just a reminder that the Urban Charrette monthly meeting will take place this Friday at Tre Amici in Ybor City (1908 19th Street) from8am-9am.

On the agenda:
1. ECO.lution (Tampa Bay's Green Week)
2. Green Building Ordinance
3. TECO Streetcar Funding
4. Mini-Charrette "What Does it Mean to be Green?"
5. Great coffee as always!

Hope to see you there!

Taryn Sabia and Adam Fritz

--
The Urban Charrette: advocating for the design of a livable Tampa

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Re: A Question

start a blog..
I'll read and reply as you post...
read one of mine... lol...
discernment!!
http://complex4usf.blogspot.com/http://stars2man.blogspot.com/

sitting in the GAU contract negotiations with USF
patricia crouhts writing minutes
marc
brian davis
sara m
michael mots
ed mitchel
andy lovens - human resources
john cover
koffe glover chair - - who retired and now has been "hired back"

kofi begins - - - "article 3, 4, 5, no changes that is cool... "
"minor correction there... " 3.10pm
"art 7, spelling corrections"
Art 8, that is good
Art 9, that is good
Art 10, that is good
Art 11, that is good . . 3.11
art 13 . . .
Art 15, that is good

sitting in front of kofi glover as he reviews the graduate student union contract to a full house... changes starting now with no. 2.1ah .... at 3.16pm

Hold it . . . "it's a payment of services not a funding loss" . . . ooppss I yelled out from the audience . . . course his eyes were fixed on mine when I said that. . .

weird crap here . . . . Tuition waiver is state funded . . . . they lose money on excess FTE enrollment. Weird . . . while that is part of the payment for my work here....
oh.. sorry... lol..


Next meeting March 18th

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Re: "Science of Consciousness" 2/24, Tampa FREE

So Allison gave us three questions in clas stoday and told us to get into groups. Course I was sitting next to the two other students I knew in the class and suggested we be the people to move and make the three groups.

I sat across from Gary and Peter.

The First question was what would you change in our communicyt now?

Gary said the political process.
Petter said the news services that were lost in fear and violence instead of community news.

I then repeated some of the discussions earlier and seased the oppotunity before me to share my weekend adventures where I met a political activits who was video taping events to create a community news service. . . it was really so funny because Peter knew what the event was and a bunch of the people there where at another event where Gary and I had met before. . .

It was really so funny how the instant connections brought out so much excitement and passions.

Course when I got home after the meeting I called the "political activists" and he's meeting Gary tomorrow . . . lol . . . Then Sharon called to say about shring the event videos with Peter. . . lol . . .

Re: Participation in Communiplexity Brownbag Seminar for USF course credit

I can attend a meeting after our class today to discuss this.
As to the other issues raised:

I would like to point out that during the 2/20 Brownbag Heather also posted and discussed the 20 hours she is paid by the graduate school which included:

1    administration of brownbag
1    content preparation for brownbag
2    info in and out posts and reflections
1.5  submitting and reading posts for wiki
1    attending to virtual hub
6.5  

Being paid for this would probably have a lot to do with why she is the only one actively posting...

>>>What would help to facilitate your full and active involvement in the Brownbag Seminar at this point?

I guess if David Lee's 20 hours are still available the 6.5 to each of the other students would certainly "facilitate full active involvement." 

>>>How can we ensure that those of you who are registered for credit will receive a "pass" in the "pass/fail" grading system that is in place?

Ensuring a "Pass" would be easy with an honest equitable evaluation where each student is provided the same resources and opportunities as noted above.

>>>When do you all think would be most ideal, in order to facilitate the co-generation of knowledge regarding complexity and community sustainability?

I'm not sure when the semester ends but our discussion of the "Communiplexity position statements" last term was kinda cut short.  Therefore, I would recommend the "complexity-informed descriptions / illustrations of particular communities" also be submitted before the end of the term to ensure we are able to discuss these more fully.

See you later today
eric



Heather Curry <hrcurry@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm available right before or after the brownbag, so either way, I'll be there. This upcoming Wed. is a great one, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that it works for everyone else!
 
Heather

 
On 2/22/08, Pinto, Allison <APinto@fmhi.usf.edu> wrote:
Hi folks,
The three of you have opted to receive 3 course credits for your participation in the Complexity & Community Brownbag Seminar this semester.  I have pasted below the expectations for student participation, which were initially proposed in the Brownbag Seminar schedule / syllabus.  I am assuming that you agree with these expectations since I have invited folks to reflect on the learning community that we all are co-creating, and there have not been any expressed questions, concerns or proposed changes in relation to the student guidelines.  However, I am noticing that only Heather has posted questions/comments on the wiki so far, and there has not yet been any tracking/sharing of complexity-related websites/list-serves by those of you who have requested to receive USF course credit.  What would help to facilitate your full and active involvement in the Brownbag Seminar at this point?  How can we ensure that those of you who are registered for credit will receive a "pass" in the "pass/fail" grading system that is in place? 
 
The plan at this point is to share Communiplexity position statements on March 26, but we haven't clarified a date by which it seems most ideal to share complexity-informed descriptions / illustrations of particular communities.  When do you all think would be most ideal, in order to facilitate the co-generation of knowledge regarding complexity and community sustainability?
If you would like to discuss in person, as a group, before or after the Wednesday brownbag, just let me know. 
Talk with you soon.
Thanks,
Allison  
 
Seminar Format and Evaluation:
The following details are provided for those individuals who choose to participate in the brownbag seminar for 3 USF course credits:
The course will be organized as a seminar, so the expectation will be that participants attend each meeting prepared to discuss the readings selected for that week, as well as issues that have emerged through active engagement in communities.  So that the structures and processes of the seminar best fit with the evolution of the learning community, it is anticipated that the seminar format will be adjusted over the course of the semester, especially as additional resources and opportunities are identified.  Participation in seminar discussions will be collectively facilitated.   
In order to cultivate the development of a learning community focused on complexity and community sustainability, participants will also co-create a virtual space to share thoughts, resources and support to facilitate learning.  Seminar participants will contribute to the evolution of this virtual community through the posting of profiles, questions, comments, and replies, as well as the sharing of websites and resources. 
 
Because the freshest thinking and most recent innovations in the field of complexity might be better detected through a continual monitoring of complexity-related websites and list-serves than through a review of published materials, each seminar participant will select one to two websites or list-serves to track over the course of the semester.  Participants will provide regular updates to one another regarding the topics, concepts and ideas that are being generated and discussed on the selected websites / list-serves. 
 
In order to facilitate others' learning regarding complexity and community sustainability, each participant will develop (at least) one brief complexity-informed description / illustration of a particular community, to be posted on the wiki / website for the Community & Complexity Initiative.  
 
Before the end of the semester, each participant will also write a "communiplexity position statement," a personally, academically and / or professionally-informed perspective on communities as complex adaptive systems, integrating knowledge generated over the course of the semester with understanding developed through scholarship in one's "discipline of origin" and lived experience.  This might take the form of a "white paper," might be a compilation of blog entries, or might take another form, to be agreed upon with seminar faculty and fellow participants. 
 
The overall course grade (pass / fail) will be determined on the basis of: 
  • Seminar participation (30%)
  • Web-based learning community participation (30%)
  • Complexity-informed community description / illustration (10%)
  • Communiplexity position statement (30%)
 
 
Allison Pinto, Ph.D.
Department of Child and Family Studies
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
MHC 2222
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida  33612
phone:  813-974-9179
fax:  813-974-7563
website:  www.fmhi.usf.edu
 


Saturday, February 16, 2008

tampa bay cycle

Hi Swamper's

A few years ago after the big hurricanes the city filled up my back yard with Mulch from all the trees they cleaned up... The Mulch Mountain can be seen in Google Earth now!

After a year of complaining and the attached petition (signed by ALL my neighbors) they designated our backyard as a Tampa City Park and spread the mulch into a "bike trail," as drawn.

Course Mountain Bikes are all that can use it.

The 2nd loop through the wetlands next the 22nd Street is getting built now. Lots of mulch actually through the woods instead of around it like our map shows.

This is all PRIME FOREST in the middle of Tampa along the Hillsborough River... (with even old mini bike trails/bridges on the water).

Please schedule events here and make this into a PREMO bike trail... let's get something going for the Baycycle - - this is in Seminole Heights!!! Please contact me if I can help...

Right now I'm busy getting TECO to install some transmission poles for the Osprey.... The birds tried to build a second nest in a light pole by the ball field, but the lights are still active so the nest never got finished.

Thanks

Eric Weaver
2008 E Patterson St
Tampa FL 33610
813-679-5195 (cell)
Attachment: petition.pdf

Going Green Tampa Bay

From: Kim
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:03 PM
To: O&E Journal Subject: Re: "Urban Charrette Tampa bay" Friday-Monthly Meeting Reminder

Hi Eric,
We are currently developing our website which, at this point, consists of little more than a splash page. I would be happy to put you on our email list if you would like. It was good to meet you also and I look forward to working with you on future charrette projects.
Have a great weekend!
Kim


O&E Journal wrote:
Hi Kim,

We met for coffee this morning. Do you have a website for the Charrette?
And if so which page is it on from this site???
http://www.goinggreentampabay.com/event-sponsors/event-organizers
Great to meet you
Thanks,

Eric R. Weaver
College of Business,
University of South Florida
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734 ________________________________________
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead--


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The Urban Charrette

The Urban Charrette is a non-profit design and education organization. We are a multidisciplinary urban design collaborative that advocates for, and assists communities in building more livable neighborhoods and cities by stimulating civic engagement, linking policy and practice at local, state and national levels, and providing recommendations based on research. Through educational workshops and charrettes, the collaborative offers better understanding of how design, as a tool, can be used to increase the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of neighborhoods and cities.
For more information on the Urban Charrette:

Kim Albritton, Allied ASID,
Allied UDA Project Coordinator
The Urban Charrette
urbancharrette@gmail.com

Sage Handbook of Organization Studies

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill McKelvey
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:27 AM
To: O&E Journal
Subject: Re: 2nd edition of the Sage Handbook of Organization Studies.

Hi Eric,
I didn't realize you were in contact with Allison Pinto.

Thanks for the PDF files. I will use the one with integrated Tables.

I like the quote you have from Margaret Mead. Do you have a source and page number?

I don't know whether you have gotten to the "scalability" part of complexity science. I have attached a 2002 chapter by Murray Gell-Mann (not very well scanned) and a sort of "interpretive" note I have created. "Scalability" is about "tiny initiating events" that scale up into positive or negative extremes. Scalability usually results in fractal structures which have Pareto distributions and are best indicated by power law distributions (I have attached a recent paper about power laws and how they could affect organization/management research. I refer to this as the "3rd phase" of complexity science. This part is not really included in the Handbook chapter.
Bill

O&E Journal wrote:
> Dr. McKelvey,
>
> Thank you very much for sending this out. Attached you will find the
> original PDF exactly as you sent the DOC file. And a second PDF where
> I put the tables back into the DOC. I do this more for my own use,
> and figured you might want this too.
>
> I understand Dr. Pinto from FMHI has tried to reach you.
> She was able to get Dr. Snowden to visit, Dr. Weick was scheduled to
> as well but missed it due to illness. And we might get Dr. Lissack
> who is scheduled for an event at UT just south of us ... FYI...
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Eric R. Weaver
> College of Business, University of South Florida
> Department of Management, BSN 3215
> 4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620
> Telephone: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
> ________________________________________
> Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the
> world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
>
> --Margaret Mead--
Attachments Files:
Gell_Mann__2002___What_is_Complexity.pdf
McKelvey__06__Note_on_GELL_MANN__02__What_is_Complexity_chapter.doc
Andriani__McKelvey_08___JIBS_article.pdf

Friday, February 1, 2008

found him...

To Tom Erik Julsrud, Per Morten Schiefloe


RE: Jan 30 Complexity-Informed Approaches to Social Network Analysis for Cultivating Community Sustainability

Hi Tom,
Great to meet you at the complexity class at USF in Tamps this week.

We need to continue this discussion. There are a few questions posted to the Group already...

Can you respond to my email directly?
Thanks

Eric R. Weaver
College of Business, University of S. FL
Department of Management, BSN 3215
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida
USF: 813-974-1757 Fax: 813-974-1734
Home: 813-237-3705 Cell: 813-679-5195
http://www.coba.usf.edu/jermier/journal.htm
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/patents.html
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/engineer/professional.htm

PS Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/community_sustainability_complexity
http://groups.google.com/group/community_sustainability_complexity/browse_thread/thread/20c93aea09150d40

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Fwd: Complexity & Community Sustainability Seminar for Faculty, Staff, Students & Community



"Pinto, Allison" <APinto@fmhi.usf.edu> wrote:

COMPLEXITY & COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
BROWNBAG / SEMINAR
 
SPRING 2008
Wednesdays, 12 – 2
FMHI MHC 1503
 
You are invited to participate in a brownbag seminar that is designed to provide opportunities for USF faculty, staff and students, as well as other interested individuals in local USF-affiliated communities, to come together from a variety of disciplines, departments and sectors to generate knowledge about how the theory and science of complexity can inform the development of sustainable communities.
 
Students may choose to register for 1 - 3 USF credits of MHS 6900-902, CRN#19432 to correspond with their participation in this seminar. 
 
The seminar is hosted by the Complexity & Community Sustainability Initiative, which is funded by the USF Interdisciplinary Initiative on Sustainable Communities and also supported through resources provided by the other institutional partners of the Initiative, which include:  the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, MacDill Air Force Base Family Advocacy & Outreach Program, SCOPE (a community organization in Sarasota) and the Sarasota County Government. 
 
Further details are included in the attached schedule / syllabus, and a preliminary schedule is provided below.
 
If you have questions or would like further information, please feel free to contact Heather Curry, Graduate Assistant with the Initiative, at hrcurry@gmail.com or 813-480-4787. 
 
Hope to see you soon!
 
Week
Date
Topic
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
1
Jan 9
"Wanna Co-create?"—Orientation for Student Participants in the Brownbag Seminar
Facilitators: 
Doug Uzzell, Ph.D. &
Heather Curry
2
Jan 16
Complexity-Informed Approaches to Developing a Learning Community – Official Start Up for 2008
 
Facilitators: 
Allison Pinto, Ph.D. &
Fred Steier, Ph.D.
3
Jan 23
Working with our Local Communities in Earnest:  Preliminary Efforts to Understand Hillsborough & Sarasota Counties as Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS)
Presenters:
Members of 2007 HC & SRQ Communiplexity Teams
 
Facilitator:
Gregory Teague, Ph.D.
 
Jan 26 (Sat)
Using Storymodeling and the Cynefin Model to Understand and Support Communities as CAS
 
 
Presenter:
Dave Snowden
Cognitive-Edge,
U.K.  / Singapore
4
Jan 30
Complexity-Informed Approaches to Social Network Analysis for Cultivating Community Sustainability
 
 
Presenters: 
John-Willy Bakke & Tom-Erik Julsrud: Telenor R&D, Oslo, Norway; Andreas Soyland:  Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU)
5
Feb 6
 
Sensemaking in Organizational Life
 
(Dates, time & locationFeb 4 – 8, 3:30 – 6:00 p.m., BSN 231)
Presenter: 
Karl Weick, Ph.D.
Northwestern U.
6
Feb 13
"Whose Business is Community Sustainability, Anyway?"
Facilitator: 
Walter Nord, Ph.D.
7
Feb 20
A Capital Investments Approach to Communities as CAS
Community Partners: 
  • Dr. Gorski is the Director of Program Impact and Innovation, as well as Research and Evaluation:  Children's Board of Hillsborough County. 
  • Major Navarro (Ret.) is the Director of Family Advocacy and Outreach at MacDill Air Force Base. 
Presenters:
Peter Gorski, M.D., M.P.A.
 
John Navarro, L.C.S.W., Major (Ret.), USAF
8
Feb 25 - 27
A "Maybe" Approach to Communities as CAS
(Location:  Westside C)
Presenter: 
Michael Quinn Patton, Ph.D.
9
March 5
An Asset-Based Approach to Communities as CAS
Community Partners:
  • Mr. Dutton is the Executive Director of SCOPE, an innovative non-profit organization that exists to cultivate communities in Sarasota County
  • Ms. Scott is the Deputy County Administrator in Sarasota County   
Presenters: 
Tim Dutton. M.S.  &
Susan Scott
 
Facilitator:
Mike Gibbons, Ph.D.
 
10
March 12
SPRING BREAK – no meeting
 
11
March 19
Where Are We Now?  -- Reflecting on the Evolution of the Communiplexity Learning Community to Date…
Facilitators:
Allison Pinto, Ph.D.,
Fred Steier, Ph.D. &
Doug Uzzell, Ph.D.
12
March 26
A Complexity Perspective on the University Community
(Location:  Westside C)
Presenters: 
Mike Gibbons, Ph.D.
Greg Teague, Ph.D. &
Fred Steier, Ph.D.
13
April 2
How the Arts Support Communities as CAS
 
 
Facilitators:
Tim Dutton, M.P.A.
Greg Teague, Ph.D.
Fred Steier, Ph.D.
14
April 9
How Architecture & Design Support Communities as CAS
(to begin at 11:30 a.m.)
Facilitator: 
Trent Green, M.Arch.
 
15
April 16
How Technology Influences Communities as CAS
 
 
Facilitators:
Bruce Neubauer, Ph.D.
Doug Uzzell, Ph.D.
16
April 23
Where are We Now?  -- Reflecting on the Evolution of the Communiplexity Learning Community to Date…
(Location:  Westside C)
Facilitators:
Allison Pinto, Ph.D.,
Fred Steier, Ph.D.,
Heather Curry &
David Lee