Co-Design, Volume I: Practical Ideas for Learning Across Complex Systems

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This book provides a guide to co-designing learning environments and relationships. Learning is fundamental to living and organizing in complex systems. The authors begin by revisiting what learning means in living systems. Their experiences with business organizations and formal education systems have led to the conclusion that learning has been lost from view in many complex systems. The authors briefly trace the history of ideas about learning to give new energy and focus for co-designing learning places. The 12 thematic chapters in this book focus on practical ideas. Each chapter centers on a theme that is explored through a collection of short pieces-presented as ideas, theories, stories, approaches, and methods. This book will benefit a multitude of people and professionals who are interested in new ways to think about learning, both individually and collectively-it was written with a diverse readership in mind. Cover Co-Design, Volume I: Practical Ideas for Learning Across Complex Systems Contents Series Introduction Introduction: Why Should You Read This Book? Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1: Revisiting Learning Why Are We Writing about Learning? Why Is Learning Important? What Is Natural for us to Learn? Where Do We Start with Learning? Co-design and Progressive Education References CHAPTER 2: Beginnings Novice Peripheral Participation Apprentice Peers Opening Up References CHAPTER 3: Mindset Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset Worldview Bounded Rationality Fast and Slow Thinking Groupthink Paradigms References CHAPTER 4: Inquiry Being Curious Being Uncertain Great Questions Appreciative Inquiry Cooperative Inquiry Action Learning References CHAPTER 5: Boundaries Lines Neighbors Mapping the Territory Private and Public Property Boundaries All The Way Down Modularity Boundary as an Asset Roles and Silos Service Boundaries References CHAPTER 6: Situation The Dérive Disorientation in Learning The Physical Environment Situated Learning Learning Cities Experiential Learning References CHAPTER 7: Place Space Landscape Placing Non-place Classroom References CHAPTER 8: Scaffolding Support Zone of Proximal Development Playground Media Platforms Screens and Memory References CHAPTER 9: Self-managing Social Context Learning Goals Learning Contracts Self-managed Learning Self-directed Learning Life-long Learning References CHAPTER 10: Adulthood Pedagogue Childish and Childlike Patience Discipline Authoritarian and Authoritative Andragogy Emerging Adulthood References CHAPTER 11: Becoming Kierkegaard’s Three Stages of Life Competence Becoming with One Another Becoming Who and What We Notice Becoming in Groups References CHAPTER 12: Closing: I’m Too Busy to Learn What is this thing called a human being, and how does it relate to a human doing? References About the Authors Index Ad Page Back Cover