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Stop, Collaborate, And Listen: The Importance Of Critical And Creative Thinking, Kalynne Gallagher
Stop, Collaborate, And Listen: The Importance Of Critical And Creative Thinking, Kalynne Gallagher
Summit to Salish Sea: Inquiries and Essays
Creative thinking and critical thinking are necessary skills for equipping individuals to be the social change makers, leaders and innovators we need to make the world a better place. However, with our current education system focused on standardized testing and conformity, how can we foster these skills and be empowered to challenge assumptions and take risks? Kay ties in her own experience as well as the work from scholars in the field of education like bell hooks, David Orr and Sir Ken Robinson, to support her beliefs. Throughout this piece Kay examines where she believes that her critical thinking and …
Ego Network Properties As A Way To Reveal Conflict In Collaboration's Clothing, Bethany B. Cutts, Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson, Kate J. Darby, Mark W. Neff, Elisabeth K. Larson, Amber Wutich, Bob Bolin
Ego Network Properties As A Way To Reveal Conflict In Collaboration's Clothing, Bethany B. Cutts, Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson, Kate J. Darby, Mark W. Neff, Elisabeth K. Larson, Amber Wutich, Bob Bolin
Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications
A need for successful collaborative strategies is an enduring problem in natural resource management. Several qualities of “successful” partnerships have been identified but few empirical studies have tested these claims against the information sharing structure of “unsuccessful” partnerships. This paper examines the ego networks of members in a partnership that has not successfully reached its goals as an illustration of the ways in which external ties relate to attitudes and relationships within a partnership. By focusing on information sharing frequencies, member ideologies, and power structure among organizations involved in a groundwater controversy, we test the extent to which the process …