Pask's major work was the development of Conversation Theory and its applications in education (Educating Kids). Conversation Theory is based in Gordon Pask's interest in Cybernetics... The fundamental idea of the theory was that learning occurs through conversations about a subject matter which serves to make knowledge explicit. http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/Pask.htm (more)

Gordon Brander: Subconscious napkin sketch. This quick sketch is a mashup of several theories that have influenced my design process, including… (more)

Gordon Brander: Pond brains and GPT-4. Stafford Beer and Gordon Pask were building a pond that thinks. Their biological computing project set out to build ecosystems with inputs and outputs, that could function as computers. (more)

Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests. When several dozen Democratic political operatives and elected officials gathered at a tony resort off the Potomac River last month, frustration boiled over at the left wing of their party. (more)

'Turmoil': Major Dem fundraiser reportedly sees 'alarming' exodus of senior staff. At least seven senior officials left ActBlue in late February. (more)

House Democratic leaders privately confront Donald Trump speech disruptors. Many progressives defied House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) request to avoid making themselves the story. (more)

Dan Davies: taming the unaccountability machine. “Hypertext”, the online journal of the Niskanen Center, has done a special edition on Cybernetics, and I am in it trying to suggest that management cybernetics is public choice theory for the 21st century. Not only that, but I have got a response from Margaret Levi, pointing out that my theory kind of totally ignores the role of political power. (more)

Joe Procopio: How To Be Unbeatable At Your Job, According to a Crack Commando Unit. Productivity isn’t about effort, it’s about planning. (more)

Joe Procopio: The Real Reason No One Is Hiring or Getting Hired. All the dots are connecting to one person, and that person needs to start doing their job. (more)

Charles Duhigg: The Real Roots of American Rage. (more)

Dan Davies: la systeme financiere n'existe pas, parte deux. Thinking about cultures of regulation reminded me of an argument I made in “The Unaccountability Machine”, that the “financial system” is a good example of how under a cybernetic analysis, you can often end up wanting to analyse things in a way that pays absolutely no respect at all to org charts. (more)

Democrats Want To Pick Their Battles With Donald Trump. Their Base Wants All-Out War.. While a showdown over Carson may be viscerally satisfying, one top Senate Democratic aide said, the better play is to spotlight instances when a nominee is directly threatening Trump’s supporters. It’s no coincidence that Democratic leaders have been hyper-focused on health and human services secretary nominee Tom Price, treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin and education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. Democrats believe these nominees help them make the case that a Trump administration will cut health care, screw over homeowners and gut public education. (more)

Joe Procopio: The Job Market Rebound Is Going To Catch Everyone Off Guard. For some companies, a job-seeker’s market won’t be a good thing. (job market) (more)

Democrats plan a different kind of response to Donald Trump’s big speech. Their less pugilistic approach is the latest sign the party is still coming to terms with how to confront the president. (more)

Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party. The American people do not want this dystopian hellscape that hides behind claims of “efficiency.” It is all a giveaway to corporate interests and the libertarian dreams of far-right oligarchs like Musk. (more)

The Center of This Universe. Get used to it. (more)

a sub-group is the StreetHomeless, who don't/won't stay in shelters (more)

creator of Wardley Mapping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardley_map, http://wardleypedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page (more)

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How increase the spread of digital garden spaces, esp publicly-readable (outer) digital gardens? (more)