that's interesting discussion. I am trying now with one beardist and art curator to make some of this kind project on the edge of science and art. I hope we will get something to show.
The 'right' mix of participant traits is important, as you mention. Including interested people from industry & government would also be interesting/useful in encouraging research utilisation/knowledge transfer.
I think a similar kind of idea has been behind the success of the TED/TEDx organisation?? I've been involved in groups that attempted these kinds of initiatives, but even with a lot of good will, they never caught on. In hindsight, there was never the necessary mix of individuals who have the talent to keep the conversation going and the employment stability to be present long enough to create the momentum or habit of going to participate in the discussion. I suppose that one difficulty is to maintain the conversation through the inevitable ups and downs of attendance.
I have always wondered though if the Paris salons weren't a consequence of a particular set of historical circumstances, including the relative absence of public/professional roles available to the women who organised them.
Yes, I think getting the 'right' people is absolutely crucial or this won't work. And I think this is way more likely not to work than to be a success. Not exactly a good incentive to start....
Oh yeah, I think that Paris salon metaphor doesn't carry very far, but idea factory sounded so industrial.
Yes, this is so important, to get different perspectives.There may just be a theory from another discipline that could be used in a whole nother discipline...... The place I have seen this happen is at complexity groups at universities, which invite people from many disciplines to discuss topics. It can take just one professor or one graduate student to get this going, by going around and inviting everyone to a salon.
Yes! Thanks for your positive vision. This can really be great. I am getting quite a lot of feedback that this is fraud with problems. Which it is, but on the other hand, great things can come from this.
Love this idea! No major suggestions from me but I’m intrigued. The closest I’ve seen are centres of research excellence based on a very broad topic. For instance, I’m involved in one focused on complexity and complex systems and that can enable such interdisciplinary discussions.
RIght. I think some countries have informal things like this that can be similar, like staff tea time in the UK or NZ. Those often set the stage for really cool conversations. We don't have anything like this here in Germany, for example.
that's interesting discussion. I am trying now with one beardist and art curator to make some of this kind project on the edge of science and art. I hope we will get something to show.
Sounds great; and good luck!
Sign me up :)
Right? I would also love to join one. Sounds like I will need to make one first, though.
i'm attending a cross faculty collab workshop soon, i might float the idea (and will of course cite your blog :) )
nice!
The 'right' mix of participant traits is important, as you mention. Including interested people from industry & government would also be interesting/useful in encouraging research utilisation/knowledge transfer.
Absolutely! Good point, thanks.
I think a similar kind of idea has been behind the success of the TED/TEDx organisation?? I've been involved in groups that attempted these kinds of initiatives, but even with a lot of good will, they never caught on. In hindsight, there was never the necessary mix of individuals who have the talent to keep the conversation going and the employment stability to be present long enough to create the momentum or habit of going to participate in the discussion. I suppose that one difficulty is to maintain the conversation through the inevitable ups and downs of attendance.
I have always wondered though if the Paris salons weren't a consequence of a particular set of historical circumstances, including the relative absence of public/professional roles available to the women who organised them.
Yes, I think getting the 'right' people is absolutely crucial or this won't work. And I think this is way more likely not to work than to be a success. Not exactly a good incentive to start....
Oh yeah, I think that Paris salon metaphor doesn't carry very far, but idea factory sounded so industrial.
Yes, this is so important, to get different perspectives.There may just be a theory from another discipline that could be used in a whole nother discipline...... The place I have seen this happen is at complexity groups at universities, which invite people from many disciplines to discuss topics. It can take just one professor or one graduate student to get this going, by going around and inviting everyone to a salon.
Yes! Thanks for your positive vision. This can really be great. I am getting quite a lot of feedback that this is fraud with problems. Which it is, but on the other hand, great things can come from this.
Love this idea! No major suggestions from me but I’m intrigued. The closest I’ve seen are centres of research excellence based on a very broad topic. For instance, I’m involved in one focused on complexity and complex systems and that can enable such interdisciplinary discussions.
RIght. I think some countries have informal things like this that can be similar, like staff tea time in the UK or NZ. Those often set the stage for really cool conversations. We don't have anything like this here in Germany, for example.