📓 capra course closing circle.md by @flancian ☆

on [[2022-05-22]]
- for [[capra course]]
- about [[32]] people attending
- begins with a [[moment of grounding]], 2x [[bell]] (nice) by [[della duncan]]
- [[fritjof capra]] says:
  - glad to see people face to face, usually enjoy the closing circles tremendously, looking forward to hearing from you
  - taking an opportunity to reflect on the difficult times we’re living in, and the transition we’re living through.
  - in the last 40 years I have seen technological revolution, backlash — the turn of the chaotic pendulum
  - [[war in ukraine]] seems to be a regression to the status quo around the 50s-60s
    - grew up tens of miles away from the [[iron curtain]] in [[austria]]
      - the two blocs were in [[competition]]
    - [[bloc thinking]] is making a comeback:
      - [[putin]], who seemingly wants to rebuild the russian empire as it was pre 1989
      - [[nato]], an alliance from [[cold war]] times
      - both blocs are incompatible with the massively interconnected world we live in today
      - our major problems are [[global]] and [[systemic]]
      - we need [[cooperation]], [[negotiation]] and [[compromise]] to solve them, not [[competition]] or [[war]]
      - the outlines of the necessary [[compromise]] in this conflict seem clear:
        
        [[putin]] will not get to rebuild imperial russia
        
        [[ukraine]] will not get to join [[nato]], but rather remain neutral
    - when dealing with a bully, increasing military tension does not seem a wise path to follow
    - [[cuban missile crisis]] [[1962]] was resolved by [[diplomacy]] and with a compromise
      - [[usa]] withdrew missiles from [[turkey]]
      - [[russia]] withdrew missiles from [[cuba]]
    - hopefully [[diplomacy]] and [[compromise]] will outweigh the [[mechanistic]] bloc thinking from the past
- [[silvia]] says:
  - I will be the [[alumni network]] coordinator
  - you don’t have to do anything on your side, same login will work for this network
  - [[alumni gatherings]] 4x a year
    - on equinoxes and solstices :)
    - Tues June 21st, 9am - 10:15am PDT, June Solstice Gathering
  - [[1k members]] organized in currently [[55 groups]]
  - reach out if you want a [[certificate]]
- [[della duncan]] on to [[breakout rooms]]
  - "how are you integrating the knowledge from the course"?
  - with [[paul higgings]] and [[dario pulcini]]
    - [[communities of practice]]
    - [[feedback loop]]
      - terminology that is trans-disciplinary has wide appeal
    - let’s send links to each other?
      - [[paul]] https://ltcwrk.com/introduction/
  - [[della]]: another alum doing great work with visualizing systems thinking - https://www.lindaboothsweeney.net
- [[sharing]]
  - [[mandy]]
    - [[illustrator]]
  - [[arnd]]
    - very similar themes in the breakout room
    - how do we engage with each other in a nurturing way? how do we change mindsets?
    - [[feminist morality]]
    - Q: how do we change culture?
      - from the systems point of view, culture is an emergent phenomenon in a network of communications. as communication continues, there are feedback loops, and a system of values and behaviour emerges
      - there is a difference between a [[social system]] and a [[community]]: when the earlier develops a culture, it becomes the latter.
  - [[paul]]
    - how to distill systems thinking for educators?
      - [[fritjof]]: strategy has been to promote the [[capra course]] among educators
      - [[gaia education]] [[work that reconnects]] (sp?) are associated communities
      - [[della duncan]]: [[The Systems Thinking Playbook]]: Exercises to Stretch and Build Learning and Systems Thinking Capabilities"
      - [[silvia]]
    - the impact of network composition: how to combine communities, intensify connections between communities?
  - [[lisa]] how would you describe our community?
    - [[fritjof]] I’d describe it as a [[learning community]]. It seems like the simplest and most powerful way to enact [[transformative learning]], learning which changes our worldview.
      - When we learn in a [[community]], you discuss concept relationships while you experience human relationships; this has a powerful emotional component.
  - [[rito]] the issue of perception and the [[mechanistic mindset]]
    - work/life balance and interconnection
    - [[be like water]]
  - [[thomas]]
    - "think globally, act locally" makes sense — but now we can "act globally" and that is a beautiful thing
  - [[pankaj]]
    - had a great experience applying systems level thinking
  - [[meriel]]
    - on how to deal with the institutions we interact with (e.g. work with) as we grapple with value alignment
    - “Think globally, act accordingly" - [[Terry Tempest Williams]]
  - [[jeanette]]
    - reach out if you’re interested in discussing
  - [[ani]]
    - reads out a nice poem, [[a systems point of view]]
- [[silvia]]
  - You can find resources, a full community and events by facilitators here: https://workthatreconnects.org/
  - To continue the exploration and discussion about how to change social systems: https://www.programmes.gaiaeducation.uk/deep-transformation
  - Our own alumni community: https://alumninetwork.capracourse.net/