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
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