his bio-psycho-social-spiritual map of living systems charts the evolution and emergence of human development, both individually and collectively, and provides a comprehensive global overview that helps to explain the perplexing and daunting predicaments that we human beings currently find ourselves in.
In his role that extends far beyond that of mapmaker extraordinaire, Beck shows the way toward macro-scale geopolitical transformation, offering integral solutions that are ecological, systemic, life-affirming, and elegantly logical. He played a major role behind the scenes in the design of post apartheid South Africa, and is currently guiding creative solutions in other hot spots around the globe.
Beck is the founder and owner of both the international Institute of Values and Culture and The Spiral Dynamics Group. He is a professor at the Adizes Graduate School in California, a founding associate of Ken Wilber’s Integral Institute, and an adjunct with the Arlington Institute. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Society for Training and Development, the International Paleopsychology Project, and a fellow at the George Gallup Institute at Princeton.
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tration of the world's first PAL Interactive Video System,
at the World Trade Centre in London, that they apologised for not
having a meeting room available for discussions, so would I mind
using the canteen !!! Needless to say this was in hindsight the very beginning of my
long-term relationship with Apple and their enthusiastic support
for ALL THINGS MULTIMEDIA which subsequently led to the
establishment of a European-wide network of Interactive Multimedia
Bureaux, that encompassed the integration and utilisation of every
aspect of Large Format Desk Top Printing and publishing. I even
supplied a custom designed system to Oxford University Press, for
the purpose of creating a digital archive of every piece of hand drawn
multi-colour artwork ever created by OUP.
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tadium, but that is hardly why I send my child school.
Basic literacy is appalling, before they do anything else they need to ensure every child is taught to read and write. I actually favour a system where they cannot progress until they pass a test which is designed to ensure they have the basics nailed.
This is why are Children are being failed by the education system.
Telegraph article comment by ayshf_m
As Linnie has just responded when I read this comment to her -
"The educational system ethos IS move them on at any cost"
... and as oldbikergit has also commented -Most teachers are useless, and are completely oblivious to the real world, as they have always been at school. Therefore it is not strange that they find it hard to adapt and to change what they know best, and any changes that have occurred are more about left leaning ideology, than improvements to take advantage of technology. All teachers should have to spend some time out of the schoolroom and in commerce and industry, unless this happens they will always be inadequate.
... to which Linnie also responded -
"That goes for politicians also, doesn't it !!!???"
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hicles to assist driving, it notes on
its website, are very much “designed from the
ground up to protect your privacy”.
But between 2019 and 2022, groups of Tesla
employees privately shared via an internal
messaging system sometimes highly invasive
videos and images recorded by customers’ car
cameras, according to interviews by Reuters with
nine former employees.
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used a cinema, Apple have chosen to include the footage of that event in their opening presentation at this years WWDC. The new store is Apple’s biggest outlet in Germany, where it has 10 other shops. The façade of the building on Kurfuerstendamm, Berlin’s main shopping street, is styled like a Greek temple. Inside, iPhones, iPads and MacBooks were on display on tables made of German oak. In the US, Apple has trademarked the glass storefronts, panelled facades, and the oblong tables and wall-mounted video screens inside its shops. Its new Berlin store has a re-designed ‘Genius Bar’, with experts sitting on stools alongside customers rather than facing them. It also has a dedicated space for business customers, in a high-ceilinged room once occupied by the cinema’s café.
Ever since Apple launched its "App Store" in 2008, platforms have waged war on each other to attract the most app developers. In smartphones, iPhone and Android have pulled far ahead while competing platforms like Windows Phone and BlackBerry have lagged behind. On tablets, iPad beats any other competitor by hundreds of thousands of apps. But now, the app wars are battling on a new front: Wearables as well as IOS remote controlled robotics applications such as real-time car racing.
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abstract or impersonal facts) and procedural memories.
Episodic memory has a highly narrative or 'scene based' format in which concepts and ideas are conceived or recalled as experiences, examples, all enactments rather than as abstract, non-contextual definitions.
The episodic construction system can use fragments stored experience not only to reconstruct and remember the past but also to imagine the future, solve problems, test the fitness of proposed inventions or plans, or create imaginary scenarios and stories.
Episodic construction and creativity can be closely linked.
Individuals who rely on episodic narrative concepts rather than abstract, non-contextual facts will typically reason, remember and learn better using examples and illustrations rather than abstract concepts or definitions.
Many individuals with dyslexia will learn and remember better by transforming abstract information into narrative or case based information through the use of memory strategies or stories.
Many individuals with dyslexia enjoy (and are skilled in) creative writing even though they may have difficulty with formal academic writing or reading; so teachers should look carefully for signs of narrative ability in students with dyslexia and they should help talented individuals with dyslexia further their abilities through the use of appropriate tutoring and accommodations.
Narrative approaches can be useful for all sorts of occupational and educational tasks not just creative writing.
Occupations and fields
Poet, songwriter, novelist, journalism, screenwriter, counselling, psychology, ministry, teaching, coaching, politician, game design, lawyer, sales, advertising, public relations
Information taken from: Eide, B & Eide, F. (2011) The Dyslexic Advantage. London: Hay House UK Ltd.
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ins ALL THINGS and EVERYTHING.
I know that when I tried to involve Apple Computer, with a project to
establish a Multimedia Resource Centre in the Art and Design
faculty of Wolverhampton Polytechnic many of the people I was
involved with at the time, spoke highly of Ringling's achievements.
I very much look forward to having the opportunity of bringing my
experience to the collaborative initiative which Gregory Shepard
and the rest of the T.E.A.M. have suggested I join. A T.E.A.M. as in
Together Everyone Achieves More - a team that I would be honoured
to join and participate with.
BRAVO & ALL HAIL to Ringling and their Collaboratory Initiative.
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all walks of life would instantly fall in love with. “This is the first time an electrified classic Mini has entered production,” confirms Caillé. “There have been one-offs and prototypes before, but Swind is the first company to launch such a car to the public. The classic Mini has such a special place in people’s hearts, not only in the UK but around the world. The packaging of Sir Alec Issigonis’ 1959 design was truly ground-breaking and now we are making it relevant again. Its compact size and good visibility, together with contemporary performance and handling, makes it a car you’ll want to drive in the city and put a smile on your face.” NEVERTHELESS [IT] DOES NOT COME CHEAP !!!???
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