sfComplex looks like a fabulous idea, congrats. My work focuses on practical methods of 'getting the problem right.' Might a study of digital solutions include looking outside of the digital environment to the physical one, to see if the problems being addressed really fit, to question theory not just apply it? Might you even include 'getting the problem right' as a core element in the 'curriculum'.
Finding how you avoid going too far with the wrong idea of things is rather basic in problem solving, no? [list of differences between self-consistent reasoning and natural systems available] Phil Henshaw AIA AAAS ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com -- "it's not finding what people say interesting, but finding what's interesting in what they say" -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Guerin > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:52 PM > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] barcamp Santa Fe wiki > > > > What is the theme for the BarCamp? > > The loose theme is: > "Tools and Curriculum for the Digital Bottega" > > As we launch Santa Fe Complex the question come up about what > kinds of knowledge, tools and forms of learning will best > prepare folks interested in constructing models, designing > visualizations, exploring computational art, qualitative > field research in complex systems, and coding simulations. > Experience from programs like Project GUTS, SFI Complex > Systems Summer School, NM Supercomputing Challenge, UNM > ARTSLab, and Warehouse21 will offer models to borrow from. > > A related focus is the design of the actual physical space > and interaction rules that will foster a healthy digital Bottega. > > For more on Bottega Design with respect to computer science > education, see Dave's attached proposal for Chiliplop in AZ > that will happen the following week. > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
