Learning Horizons

Brooke McNamara - Learning on the Edge of Emptiness and Form [Ep. 21]

In this episode Brooke and I talk about: * The origins of her passion and work * Her teaching of Zen practice and writing * Working with Emptiness and for * Teaching from the edges of emptiness and form in both Zen and creative expression * The art of Seeking and letting go * Slowing down in moments of collective urgency * Her upcoming work and offerings And many other topics. Guest Bio: Brooke is a poet, meditation instructor, and transmitted Zen teacher and lineage holder. She has published two books of poems: Bury the Seed and Feed Your Vow. She loves to create poems from 3 main ingredients: the raw material of everyday life, wholehearted and visceral listening, and the mind of meditation. For her poetry, Brooke is the recipient of the Charles B. Palmer prize from the Academy of American Poets. She has taught at Naropa University in Yoga Studies and at the University of Colorado, Boulder in Dance. Brooke is president and a founding teacher at Dragon Lake Zen, and teaches in-person and online courses and retreats to facilitate the awakening of innate wisdom, compassion, artistry, and play. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, Rob, their two sons. Brooke’s books: Bury The Seed: Poems for Releasing More Life into YouFeed Your Vow: Poems for Falling into Fullness(Find books and resources on Brooke’s site below). Further links to guest resources: www.BrookeMcNamara.com [https://kor01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brookemcnamara.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf2fac8041814472db49a08dce4c93b5f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638636800180200460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RAhmP9d3g8zgl8UX2GJyih1sXP7%2BNncA%2FwkAM%2Bnm6DY%3D&reserved=0] www.DragonLakeZen.org [https://kor01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dragonlakezen.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf2fac8041814472db49a08dce4c93b5f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638636800180227702%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1qOZAufJN%2B%2FAYH0cEIByahio6sU6%2BwT0G%2F2j4tNhc%2BY%3D&reserved=0]

Tomas Björkman (Part 2) - Education for societal shifts [Ep. 20]

This is the 4th episode in a special series exploring the re-imagining of education. In this episode - Part 2 of 2 - Tomas Björkman and I continue to talk about: * Oxygen and money as a metaphor for what we collectively believe we can re-invent. * Collective agency and collective sense-making. * The value and limitation of rational scientific worldviews. * What skills, knowledge and capacities does education need to foster to meet global and environmental challenges and societal shifts? * How Inner Development Goals are important in our meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. And many other topics. Guest Bio: After many years in business as an entrepreneur and investment banker, Tomas Björkman is now a social entrepreneur and the founder of Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm. He is also the co-founder of the research institute Perspectiva in London, of the Co-creation Loft and the media platform Emerge in Berlin, the 29k.org digital personal development platform and the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework. He is a member of the Club of Rome and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. He is the author of three books: The Market Myth (2016) , The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) and The World We Create (2019). Tomas divides his time between London, Stockholm and Berlin. Tomas’ books: The Market Myth (2016) The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) The World We Create (2019) Via his website: https://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/#books Further links to guest resources: Tomas' website https://www.tomas-bjorkman.com K9 Co-living https://www.k9coliving.com/ Perspectiva Institute https://systems-souls-society.com/ Co-creation loft http://cocreationloft.com/ Digital initiatives 29k.org/AWARE https://29k.org/ 'Emerge': http://www.whatisemerging.com/ The Inner Development Goals. https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Additional resources mentioned: Rebel Wisdom YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelWisdom How to use personal, inner development to build strong democracies | Tomas Björkman | TEDxBerlin https://youtu.be/b4dFsHgd1rQ

Tomas Björkman (Part 1) - Education for societal shifts [Ep. 19]

This is the 4th episode in a special series exploring the re-imagining of education. In this episode - Part 1 of 2 - Tomas Björkman and I talk about: * Importance of lifelong learning and inner growth and maturation in organisations, management and in society. * Nurturing environments that can facilitate effective and healthy corporate cultures. * The connection between inner and outer personal development and individual and collective growth and capacity. * Healthy democracy and societal change. * Oxygen and money as a metaphor for what we collectively believe we can re-invent. * Collective agency and collective sense-making. * The value and limitation of rational scientific worldviews. * What skills, knowledge and capacities does education need to foster to meet global and environmental challenges and societal shifts? * How Inner Development Goals are important in our meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. And many other topics. Guest Bio: After many years in business as an entrepreneur and investment banker, Tomas Björkman is now a social entrepreneur and the founder of Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm. He is also the co-founder of the research institute Perspectiva in London, of the Co-creation Loft and the media platform Emerge in Berlin, the 29k.org digital personal development platform and the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework. He is a member of the Club of Rome and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. He is the author of three books: The Market Myth (2016) , The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) and The World We Create (2019). Tomas divides his time between London, Stockholm and Berlin. Tomas’ books: The Market Myth (2016) The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) The World We Create (2019) Via his website: https://www.tomas-bjorkman.com/#books Further links to guest resources: Tomas' website https://www.tomas-bjorkman.com K9 Co-living https://www.k9coliving.com/ Perspectiva Institute https://systems-souls-society.com/ Co-creation loft http://cocreationloft.com/ Digital initiatives 29k.org/AWARE https://29k.org/ 'Emerge': http://www.whatisemerging.com/ The Inner Development Goals. https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Additional resources mentioned: Rebel Wisdom YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelWisdom How to use personal, inner development to build strong democracies | Tomas Björkman | TEDxBerlin https://youtu.be/b4dFsHgd1rQ

Michael Anderson - Education as a 'midwife' of democracy [Ep. 18]

This is the 3rd episode in a special series exploring the re-imagining of education. In this episode Prof. Michael Anderson and I talk about: * The pivotal moment that led Michael become involved in transformative education * What transformation of education means in the context of our conversation * The 4C Transformative Learning Framework * The need for concerted, committed, long-term energy at all levels of education to bring about a transformation * Local examples working on the transformation of education * The cost of the status quo * Education as a midwife to the renewal of democracy in each generation * How AI and other technologies are exerting transformational pressures on status quo. And many other topics. Michael’s books and how he communicated during our conversation strike a unique balance between a wealth of knowledge grounded in decades of experience with an urgent, inspired energy to help move education in the right direction. Guest Bio: Michael is Professor of Creativity and Arts Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney and Co-Director of the CREATE Centre [https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/centres-institutes-and-groups/create-centre.html]. He is an internationally recognised educational leader in school transformation processes. He has taught, researched and published in education and transformation for over 20 years, including 17 books and 55 book chapters and journal articles. His international research and practice focuses on how the 4Cs can be integrated using coherent frameworks to support leaders as they work towards transformation in their contexts. Michael's most recent work emerging from his research and partnerships with schools includeTransforming Education [https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transforming-education-9781350130067/] (co-authored with Miranda Jefferson) and Transforming Schools [https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transforming-schools-9781474232609]. Further links to guest resources: https://flowidealism.medium.com/The University of Sydney [https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/michael-anderson.html] profile https://www.4ctransformativelearning.org [https://www.4ctransformativelearning.org/] Michael's books: Transforming Education: Reimagining Learning, Pedagogy and Curriculum Miranda Jefferson (Author) [https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/author/miranda-jefferson/], Michael Anderson (Author) [https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/author/michael-anderson/] https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/transforming-education-9781350130067/ Transforming Schools: Creativity, Critical Reflection, Communication, CollaborationMiranda Jefferson (Author), Michael Anderson (Author) https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/transforming-schools-9781474232609/ Additional resources mentioned: John Deweyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey] The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World - Roman Krznarichttps://www.amazon.com.au/Good-Ancestor-Think-Short-Term-World/dp/0753554518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D2ZR5QGB7YUU&keywords=the+good+ancestor+how+to+think+long+term+in+a+short-term+world&qid=1684282622&sprefix=the+good+ance%2Caps%2C425&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com.au/Good-Ancestor-Think-Short-Term-World/dp/0753554518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D2ZR5QGB7YUU&keywords=the+good+ancestor+how+to+think+long+term+in+a+short-term+world&qid=1684282622&sprefix=the+good+ance%2Caps%2C425&sr=8-1]

Susan Hrach - Reimagining education [Ep. 17]

This is the 2nd episode in a special series exploring the re-imagining of education. In this episode Susan and I talk about: * Susan’s book, Minding Bodies. * Immersive place-based sensory learning. * Neuroscience behind embodied integrated and experiential learning. * Susan’s 6 Principles of embodied Cognition. * How advanced mobility relates to the complexity of our brains and learning. * How poverty and bandwidth recovery are important for learning and decision-making. * The importance of spaces in communicating belonging and supporting learning. * How re-imagining education is important for our collective capacity to address wicked global problems. If you are a parent, teacher, student, work in government or just care about a thriving fulfilling sustainable future for our world you'll get heaps from this episode. Guest Bio: Susan Hrach is an educational researcher and personal coach with expertise in body/mind awareness. Susan is currently serving as Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Since 2012, she has been Director of the Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Columbus State University. Susan is committed to inclusive education through immersive, sensory experiences of linguistic and cultural diversity. She has been recognized by the University System of Georgia with a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. As an undergraduate, Susan spent a year studying at the Universität Innsbruck, Austria, which shaped her lifelong interests in world literature, translation studies, and global education. Further links to guest resources: https://flowidealism.medium.com/Susan's website https://www.susanhrach.com/home Book: Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) https://www.amazon.com/Minding-Bodies-Physical-Sensation-Education/dp/1949199991/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MFB25G7IFR0W&keywords=minding+bodies&qid=1684042548&sprefix=minding+%2Caps%2C973&sr=8-1 Additional resources mentioned: Antonio Damasio https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/antonio-damasio/ John Ratey – Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain https://www.amazon.com.au/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514 Sarah Kuhn – Thinking with things https://www.thinkingwiththings.com/about Guy Claxton– Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Flesh-Your-Needs-Thinks/dp/0300208820 Alexandra Horowitz – On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation https://alexandrahorowitz.net/books James Gibson – Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Gibson Vybarr Cregan-Reid – Primate Change: How the world we made is remaking us https://www.amazon.com/Primate-Change-world-made-remaking/dp/1788400224 Cia Verschelden – Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization. https://bandwidthrecovery.org