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SenseMaker Dialogs Registration Opens

Published on January 13, 2010 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

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SenseMaker Dialogs 2
Rethinking the Boundaries of SenseMaking

Registration is now open!

Speakers:

Richard Saul Wurman
Garry K. VanPatter

Date: February 16th (Evening)
Location: Parsons The New School for Design, NYC

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Go here to register:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/407433645

SenseMaker Dialogs speaker series focuses on exploring the rapidly changing hybrid activity of SenseMaking in the 21st century.

No longer just focused on data and information visualization, the boundaries of what sensemaking is and what sensemakers do in the context of organizations and society is in a state of rapid transformation like never before.

Leading sensemakers today have become integral to many forms of changemaking occurring in organizations and in societies around the world.

In SenseMaker Dialogs, speakers from diverse backgrounds will explore these shifts.

Each talk features two speakers.

This February 16th evening event is being held in the Theresa Lang Community & Student Center at Parsons The New School for Design, 55 West 13th Street in Manhattan.

See more details here:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/407433645

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Wurman Speaks at SenseMaker Dialogs

Published on January 7, 2010 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

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Pioneering SenseMaker, Richard Saul Wurman will speak at SenseMaker Dialogs in New York on February 16, 2010!

Official online registration will open soon.

Sponsors: Humantific & Parsons, School of Design Strategies.

Moderator: Elizabeth Pastor.

Location: Parsons, The New School for Design in Manhattan.

Date: February 16, 20010

Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Tickets: $12.

SPACE IN PARSONS AUDITORIUM IS LIMITED!

To get on early registration list: email programs (at) humantific (dot) com

What is SenseMaker Dialogs?

SenseMaker Dialogs is a speaker series launched in 2009 focused on the rapidly changing hybrid activity of SenseMaking in the 21st century.

Organized by Humantific in collaboration with Parsons, School of Design Strategies in New York SenseMaker Dialogs celebrates and shares views into the revolutionary wave in sensemaking that is underway in our increasingly complicated world.

Leading SenseMakers today are already involved in much more than data and information visualization. SenseMakers have become integral to many forms of change making occurring around the world.

The boundaries of what sensemaking is and what sensemakers do is in a state of rapid transformation like never before. SenseMaker Dialogs will explore these shifts.

Each talk features two thought leaders engaged in exploring the boundaries of sensemaking.

Join SenseMaker Dialogs on Facebook.

Questions? Send email to: programs (at) humantific (dot) com

The Future of Innovation Published

Published on December 18, 2009 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

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Just published and now available: The Future of Innovation.

Humantific, Strategos, IDEO, Mckinsey, IBM, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, and London Business School are among the contributors to the book.

“[Editors] Bettina von Stamm and Anna Trifilova have gathered together the thoughts and ideas of over 200 of the most creative innovators from business, professional practice and academia from nearly 60 countries. The contributors look at innovation from almost every angle. Their statements offer an unparalleled view of innovation and provide a depth of insight that is extraordinary. The editors’ reflection on each statement and on the sections within the book, provide useful links between themes and reinforce the relationships between many of the ideas.

Anyone interested in innovation (student, researcher or practitioner) will benefit from this global thought collection. The contributors’ multiple perspectives, models, practical examples and stories provide a sense of innovation that no single writer could ever capture.”

See here for the entire list of Contributor Affiliations.

The Future of Innovation Book can be ordered here.

Friends of Humantific receive a 20% discount off the retail price by entering this promotion code: G9BPF20

The Future of Innovation Initiative

You can find out more about The Future of Innovation initiative here:

“Welcome to the Future of Innovation: Here over 350 leading thinkers from business, government, consulting and academia from around the globe share their thoughts, experiences, dreams, visions, hopes, concerns, and passions around The Future of Innovation, providing you with insights into tomorrow’s innovation agenda so that you can start acting on it now.”

Humantific’s Complexity Navigation Program

To inquire about how Humantific can help your organization adapt to a continuously changing world by building an inclusive innovative culture that maximizes diverse brainpower send an email to programs (at) humantific (dot) com

Humantific at Malmö University

Published on October 26, 2009 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Humantific Co-Founder, GK VanPatter will give a free open to the public talk on SenseMaking for ChangeMaking in Malmö, Sweden on November 12, as part of a new speaker series being organized by the MEDEA Societal Entrepreneurship Program at Malmö University.

“MEDEA Collaborative Media Initiative is a center for new media research and development at Malmö University, Sweden. Medea is built around co-production with actors outside academia – companies, organizations, artists, citizens, etc. A special focus is put on the development of new creative practices and on new public spheres.”

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Executive Summary Portrait of Louisiana

Published on October 12, 2009 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , .

For those interested in the just published Portrait of Louisiana and the role of social sensemaking in driving social change an executive summary is now available in PDF form.

For more information on the Measure of America initiative go here: