[DDN] Reminder: Interdisciplinary webinar 8-23 at 11 am EST

[Morgan Sully]

Hey DDNers,

I wasn't able to make this webinar, but did remember watching this great TED
talk on interdisciplinary design between the worlds of biology and
industrial design.  There are some BRILLIANT ideas Janine Benyus speaks
about:

"With 3.8 billion years of research and development on its side, nature has
already solved problems that human designers and engineers still struggle
with. In this inspiring talk, Janine Benyus provides fascinating examples of
biomimicry -- the way humans mimic nature in the products we build and the
systems we implement. And because the champion adapters in the natural world
are, by definition, those that can survive without destroying the
environment that sustains them, biomimicry can contribute to the long-term
health of our planet."

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/18

She covers some great examples of interdisciplinary collaboration both in
theory and in practice.  Included at the end of her talk are some
projections for the field of biomimicry.


m


On 8/21/07 6:55 PM, "Janet Salmons" <jsalmons at vision2lead.com> wrote:

> Crossing a Line: An Interdisciplinary Conversation about Working Across
> Disciplines
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> Janet Salmons, PhD and Lynn Wilson, PhD are offering a webinar: Crossing a
> Line: An Interdisciplinary Conversation about Working Across Disciplines on
> August 23 at 11am-1pm EST, on Trainerspod.
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> What happens when partnerships, teams and projects require us to work with
> people who come from disciplines different from our own? How can we make it
> a success? This interactive webinar will provide an opportunity to explore
> interdisciplinarity in theory and practice.
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> We will draw from a wealth of scholarly and practical experience. We both
> have PhDs in interdisciplinary studies and work in and across disciplines
> including education and training, business and leadership, the arts,
> environmental science, government and the social sector. We will discuss our
> current inter-disciplinary project as editors of  the forthcoming book, A
> Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy
> http://www.vision2lead.com/html/esynergy.html).
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> Please see information on the website: http://www.trainerspod.com/info/. The
> webinar is free but registration is necessary. Register here:
> http://www.trainerspod.com/register.
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> Come and join in the conversation!  Pass the word to anyone who might be
> interested in this live (and lively) discussion!
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> All the best,
> 
> Janet and Lynn
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> Mark your calendar for our future webinars on Trainerspod:
> 
> .         September 20: Conflict in Collaboration: From Getting Along to
> Getting things Accomplished, with Janet Salmons, Ph.D. and Lynn Wilson,
> Ph.D.
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> .         October 11: How did WE work? Assessing Collaborative Projects in
> the Classroom or the Workplace with Janet Salmons, Ph.D.
> 
> .         November 1: Virtual collaboration:  A Success Strategy for
> Building Capacity in Rwanda, with Rubye Braye, Ph.D.
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Morgan Sully
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