Interesting Links

There are a number of individuals and organizations whose work we very much admire.  We know some of them personally and have a regular exchange of experiences and ideas.  Others we know only “from afar”, but they nonetheless have had an important affect on how we think and work.  Here are some of them…

 

Sustainability

 

Social Venture Network

A nonprofit network committed to building a just and sustainable world through business.

www.svn.org

The Natural Step

TNS works to accelerate global sustainability by guiding companies, communities and governments onto an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable path.

www.naturalstep.org

U&W [you&we]

A company which helps other companies and organizations do “good business” while focusing on social and environmental responsibility. (Their site is, as of yet, only in Swedish)

www.uwab.se

 

Learning

 

Howard Gardner

Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition and Education at  Harvard University School of Education, developed a theory of multiple intelligences which has important consequences for all “knowledge attractions.”

www.howardgardner.com/MI/mi.html

Informal Learning Experiences

Research and consultancy in informal learning, and publisher of the "Informal Learning Review."

www.informallearning.com

Institute for Learning Innovation

ILI is dedicated to changing the world of education and learning by understanding, facilitating, advocating and communicating about free-choice learning across the life span.

www.ilinet.org

Lynn Dierking & John Falk

Lynn & John have researched and written extensively on learning theory, with a focus on “free choice learning.”  Founders of the Institute for Learning Innovation, they are now at Oregon State University, Oregon Sea Grant 

http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/index.html