Author Archives: Judi

Cognitive Surplus: put it to work..

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Judi

I love synergistic thinking. Clay Shirky has hit on something that I appreciate with all my quirky soul. A fascinating analysis of the side-effect of paradigm shifts on the humans trying to cope with them. This is an excerpt from the transcription of the video presentation I’ve included at the end of this posting. Worth [...]

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School-to-Work Transition for Artists

Posted on December 14, 2001 by Judi

Summary of Notes for Presentation Montreal Dec 8 2001
Q: What kind of ‘transition from school to work’ initiatives would be the most efficient to implement in a context where 50 percent of the 809,000 cultural workers are fully or partially self-employed? How can we better prepare graduates for the realities of the cultural sector workplace?
A: [...]

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