I would like to participate, Tom. 

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On Aug 30, 2012, at 7:05 PM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> All:
> 
> My Institute for Analytic Journalism is co-sponsoring this, but that aside, 
> the topic is key for not just scientific endeavors, but for the survival and 
> advancement of all organizations hoping to function in the Digital Age.  
> "Collaboration" here refers to work inside an organization as well as with 
> entities outside.  
> 
> We will limit this to ~25 participants, so let me know quickly if you would 
> like to attend.
> 
> All the best,
> Tom
> 
> ==================================================================================
> 
> On Friday September 14th we'd like to spend the day exploring the future of 
> collaboration - from science and models to physical settings to technological 
> tools to psychological frameworks to who knows what else.
> 
> My partners and I have been involved in designing and facilitating large 
> group collaborative planning processes for more than 20 years. We're 
> basically system integrators - where collaboration includes an appreciation 
> for systems, design, creativity (knowledge of a creative process), behavioral 
> dynamics, group process, and a whole lot of other stuff. But all that is 
> 'old.' We'd like to bust out of some of our ways of thinking about how 
> collaboration works and explore new territory and potentially new ways of 
> approaching how people work, learn, solve problems and collaborate in person 
> and across time and space. 
> 
> Some of the questions to stimulate conversation during the day might include:
> Where is all this social, mobile, cloud and big data trends headed? What's 
> next?
> What's the influence of these trends on how people will collaborate?
> What other trends are important and might influence how people collaborate in 
> the future?
> How does complex adaptive systems and complexity theory play into the way 
> people will collaborate in the future?
> What about patch theory?
> What neurological research will influence the way we work and learn? 
> Is there a structured way to create organic, emergent behavior in groups? 
> What's the difference between same time, same place collaboration (face to 
> face) and same time different place collaboration (virtual) or different time 
> different place (asynchronous)? What other modes will emerge?
> How would we define the landscape of collaboration (for individuals and 
> groups)? 
> What is the relationship between creativity, design and collaboration?
> What are the right uses for collaboration?
> When is structure required for collaboration? 
> When is no structure 'required' for collaboration?
> What's unique about how large organizations will collaborate across time and 
> geography? 
> What tools will individuals use? 
> What tools will organizations use?
> Is there a 'mash up' that would uniquely impact the way people work and learn?
> What's the difference between collaboration for getting work done and 
> collaboration for learning?
> What is particularly important about the 'place' where collaboration happens? 
> What other questions might drive conversation and/or insights? 
> 
> We'll document the results of the conversation and make that available to 
> everyone who attends. 
> 
> Everyone is invited! AND, please let me know if there are people that should 
> be invited to the conversation. Scientists? Physicists? Psychologists? 
> Behaviorist? Artists? Designers? SFI fellows? Please share the invitation 
> with anyone you feel might find value and/or have a point of view about any 
> of the above. 
> 
> 
> Date
> September 14, 2012
> 
> Location
> New Mexico History Museum
> 113 Lincoln Avenue
> Santa Fe, NM 87501
> (505) 476-5200
> the best entrance is on the other side of the block at 114 Washington Ave, 
> Santa Fe (across the street from the Inn of the Anasazi and the Hotel 
> Chimayo). 
> 
> Look for the sign that says: IAJ Collaboration Workshop
> 
> 
> Times
> 8:30 AM to 5PM (or until we have exhausted the topic)
> 
> We'll break for lunch in there at some point and we'll have some snacks and 
> liquids for the day...
> 
> Please RSVP if you have an interest or plan on attending. We look forward to 
> seeing you on the 14th. 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ==========================================
> J. T. Johnson
> Institute for Analytic Journalism   --   Santa Fe, NM USA
> 505.577.6482(c)                                    505.473.9646(h)
> Twitter: jtjohnson
> http://www.jtjohnson.com                  [email protected]
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