Conversations and Cybernetics
Explore a series of non-credit courses/offerings using small group conversations and facilitated discussion on a variety of topics with an emphasis on conversations and cybernetics.
Conversations on the U.S. Constitution
A starting point
Cybernetics and Democracy
An alternative way of thinking about social systems and democracy
Conversation and Democracy
Deep conversation vs. chit chat
Importance to everyday life and democratic forms of governance
Everyday Cybernetics
Thinking differently
Dealing with "Wicked Problems"
Deciding, adapting, designing
Democracy in complex environments
Join the Conversation
America’s 250th anniversary is a time to look back — and to think seriously about what kind of democracy we want to carry forward. The Forum invites citizens, educators, community leaders, and others interested in civic renewal to explore new essays, emerging models, events, and conversations about how we can talk, think, and participate more constructively in democracy’s next chapter.
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