David Ing @daviding@qoto.org

An open education system encourages scholarship that embraces perspectives from around the world. The Scholar Rescue Fund is a hopeful initiative that, in a perfect world, wouldn't have to exist.
"Canada playing major role as safe haven for at-risk academics from strife-torn countries" | Danielle Edwards | April 23, 2019 | Globe & Mail at https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/education/article-canada-playing-major-role-as-safe-haven-for-at-risk-academics-from/
http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/

Moving from coal to green energy for Dong (nee Danish Oil and Natural Gas) started in 2008, leading to an CEO change in 2012, to a 2017 divestment of fossil-fuel bases businesses. Perseverance can pay off, but patience goes through trials.
"A tale of transformation: the Danish company that went from black to green energy" | Eric Reguly | April 16, 2019 | Corporate Knights at https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/climate-and-carbon/black-green-energy-15554049/

Public libraries can become hubs for peer-to-peer learning. In the Let's Learn Teach Online program, #TorontoLibrary has partnered with #P2PU, #CiscoNetAcad, #TorontoESS, and #GBCollege to facilitate "Linux Unhatched" and "Introduction to IoT".

Larysa Essex shared their experiences at the @gtalug meeting on April 9, 2019. https://daviding.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/2019-04-09-larysa-essex-linux-unhatched-learning-circles-at-toronto-public-library-web-video/

Afternoon break in 200-year-old mid-lake pavilion included zhong, quail eggs, kumquats, sesame peanut blocks, preserved plums. Following afternoon visiting two art museums, the snack re-energized us into discussing philosophy, following the tradition of those frequenting Chinese teahouses. (Yuyuan Tea House, Yu Garden, Shanghai, PR China) 20190331 @marcocataffo

Here in Shanghai, @marcocataffo has a Thinkpad T430 , which I've now brought up to date with Manjaro Linux (and Kubuntu LTS as a backup) alongside Windows 7. He's now 2 days jet lagged from Italy. Eventually, maybe @antlerboy will meet somewhere.

Dinner with @rms @fsf inviting the activists #CivicTechTO to gain some insight into discussions on privacy concerns #QuaysideToronto. We outlined but didn't delved into the complexity of three levels of government involved in #WaterfrontTO. (Royal Myanmar, Homer Avenue, Etobicoke, Ontario) 20190208

Each of us can find different meaning from the same words.

> The poetic prose of ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, for example, is a stunning piece of compressed thought and meaning with a deft touch of humour: ”The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you’ve gotten the fish, you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit; once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a word with him?”

"Well Versed" | Frank Buchar | First Person in the Globe and Mail | Jan. 24, 2019 at https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-sometimes-poetry-is-the-best-therapy-i-can-find/

Research in #resilience #science: "if there were global tipping points, they will rise from the interaction of local tipping points that would amplify each other. But the question of which tipping elements can interact and how remained unanswered" writes #JuanRocha context https://twitter.com/juanrocha/status/1083196454703906818

"Cascading regime shifts within and across scales" | Dec, 2018 at https://www.juanrocha.se/publication/cascadingrs/

Appreciating one of many ongoing deliberations in Canada, on improving our society. Respectful diligence takes time, and is a better than a rush to judgement when policies impact many. A free press can report on the important, not just the urgent.

> Over the past few decades, schools across Canada have moved toward a model of inclusive education, but many are struggling to find the best ways to include children with complex needs in regular classrooms.

"Educating Grayson: Are inclusive classrooms failing students?" | Caroline Alphonso | Jan. 5, 2018 | Globe and Mail at https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/education/article-educating-grayson-are-inclusive-classrooms-failing-students/

#Wiki was invented by Ward Cunningham in 1995, to support the Portland Pattern Repository http://c2.com/ppr/ .

#FederatedWiki was invented by Ward in 2011, enabling parallel editing in a community. Renaming a "wiki page"​ as a "card"​ may make it more intelligible to novices (even those who don't remember #hypercard).

Restarted #federatedwiki for sharing #patternlanguage .
https://ingbrief.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/federated-wiki-for-pattern-languages/

Should we think about systems changes, in a way that we think about weather changes? SJ Marshall (also known as Joel Biroco) wrote on the meaning of Yi in the ZhouYi, which was the earlier basis for the Yi Jing (known to most westerners as the I Ching).

> In the Shang oracle-bone inscriptions this character refers to ‘a yi sacrifice to the sun’, the context suggesting a ritual intended to change overcast conditions and rainy weather, and bring the sun out again. In the inscriptions the character precedes ri, ‘sun’, literally meaning ‘change to sun’ or ‘change to sunny weather’.

"The Meaning of Yi in I Ching" https://ingbrief.wordpress.com/2018/12/21/the-meaning-of-yi-in-i-ching-sj-marshall-joel-biroco/

In Dec. 2018, an #INCOSE #ISSS report "What is Systems Science" following the April 2018 #IFSR Conversation was released as pre-final towards proceedings. https://stream.syscoi.com/2018/12/14/what-is-systems-science-dec-2018-ifsr/

By #GarySmith #JenniferMakar #HillarySillitto #GarySMetcalf #GeorgeMobus #SwaminathanNatarajan.
#SystemsThinking #SystemsSciences #SystemsTheory