Issue Mapping Member Event: CogNexus Institute

NextNow Collaboratory has special interest in member projects that use information visualization technologies to elucidate/illuminate complex issues with social relevance.  NextNower Jeff Conklin’s CogNexus Institute is about to begin their next Issue Mapping Webinar Series, scheduled for January 14, 2009. There is a $100 Early Bird Discount that ends January 5th; here’s where you can register. From the CogNexus website: Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. Laurence J. Peter What is Issue Mapping? An issue map makes critical thinking visible; it is a visual display…

WIRED Blog Network Post on Program for the Future

For those who haven’t seen it already, here’s a great post on Monday’s PFTF activities.  The mural, of course, is by NextNow’s own Eileen Clegg and Valerie Landau.  The Beta Version of the book they wrote with Doug Engelbart, “Evolving Collective Intelligence,” recently sold out.  Watch for V.1.0 and a new downloadable .pdf version that will help create the greatest access to content. Silicon Valley Conference Aims to Raise Planetary IQ By Dylan Tweney December 08, 2008 | 3:44:04 PMCategories: Future Forty years ago Tuesday, a Silicon Valley engineer named Douglas Engelbart made a presentation so influential that computer scientists…

Happy Holidays and a Truly New 2009

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.” G.K. Chesterton (NextNow Collaboratory became a 1Sky Ally (“1 Climate, 1 Future, 1 Chance”) this year; you can find us in the “Media and Entertainment” category because when we joined there was no “Civil Organizations” category yet!  Because of our deep interest in Digital Media as a catalyst for…

Collective Intelligence Book and Global Competition

For those unable to make the Program for the Future events next week (and you will be missed!), here’s an opportunity to purchase a Limited BETA edition, signed and numbered copy of the book Evolving Collective Intelligence by NextNower’s Valerie Landau, Eileen Clegg, and Doug Engelbart.  As Doug says in the preface, the book is intended to be the beginning of a dialogue with all who read it. Join the conversation, enter the Global Challenge for Collective Intelligence Tools (launching at the event–selected interactive tools will be built as permanent exhibits at The Tech and the MIT museums, and submissions…

Green Unconference and Reminder of other December NN Member Events

Reminders of upcoming NN member events (below) and one late announcement–Bill Johnston (Forum One Networks) Green Unconference event details on December 3 in Mountain View: The Green Enterprise Unconference is a gathering of change agents leading social responsibility, environmental sustainability and social entrepreneurship programs in their organizations. Those involved with green initiatives in the Enterprise are faced with driving change within their organization, while simultaneously learning. The best source of information for green professionals is the perspective and experience of other green professionals. The Green Enterprise Unconference is inspired by the “open space” conference format, which puts control of the…