superheroes, origin stories & artefact cards - best of britannia 2013

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ORIGIN STORIESSUPERHEROES, ARTEFACT CARDS, ANDMAKING THINGS IN BRITAINJOHN V WILLSHIRESMITHERY & ARTEFACT CARDS@WILLSH

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AND WE MAKE THESE IN BRITAIN

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ORIGIN STORIESI’D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

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THE FIRST STORY IS SELDOM THE ‘ORIGIN STORY’

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THE ORIGIN STORY IS A RETELLING OF A STORY WE ALREADY KNOW, REPURPOSED FOR OUR AGE

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ORIGIN STORIES DON’T GIVE US THE HEROES WE NEED, JUST THE ONES WE DESERVE

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the story of ideas on paperHERE’S A RETELLING OF A STORY WE ALREADY KNOW, REPURPOSED FOR OUR AGE

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“...LET’S PUT OUR IDEASDOWN ONPAPER...”

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BUT I LOVE THE ORIGIN STORY

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“POST-IT NOTES SYMBOLIZE AND SUBSTANTIATE THE WORLD OF OFFICING TODAY”

HERMAN MILLER RESEARCH CORPORATION, 1985

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DISCONNECTEDCONTROLLEDINDEPENDENTREPEATABLE

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IT’S NOT HOW WORK WORKS NOW

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STICKY NOTES AREN’T FIT FOR NEW TYPES OF WORKING

WHY IS THERE SELLOTAPE?

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WE’RE IN A NEW, WONDERFUL, STRANGE AGE...

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“AN EXCHANGE IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT FROM THE ENCOUNTER”

COOPERATION

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THREE BOOKS ABOUT THE SKILLS PEOPLE NEED TO SUSTAIN EVERYDAY LIFE

THE CRAFTSMAN2008

TOGETHER2012

WITH “CITIES” TO FOLLOW...

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IT CONTAINS A VERY USEFUL WAY TO THINK ABOUT CONVERSATION

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CONVERSATION IS ABOUT LISTENING

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BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN JUST LISTENING ISLISTENING WELL

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LISTENING CAREFULLY PRODUCES CONVERSATIONS OF TWO SORTS...THE DIALECTIC AND THE DIALOGIC

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RICHARD SENNETT, TOGETHER

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WHAT THE F***?

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DIALECTIC

FROM WORK OF GERMAN PHILOSOPHER GWF HEGEL

THE INTERACTION AND RESOLUTION BETWEEN MULTIPLE IDEAS

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DIALECTIC:


“THE AIM IS TO COME EVENTUALLY TO A COMMON UNDERSTANDING”

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DIALECTIC WANTS CONSENSUS

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...NO MATTER HOW GOOD

THAT CONSENSUS IS

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DIALOGICFROM WORK OF RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHER MIKHAIL BAHKTIN

“A DISCUSSION THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE ITSELF BY FINDING COMMON GROUND...”

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“[PEOPLE] BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEIR OWN VIEWS AND EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ONE ANOTHER”


DIALOGIC:

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IN DIALOGIC CONVERSATION, IDEOLOGIES COEXIST

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THEY CONSTANTLY INTERACT AND INFORM EACH OTHER

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EACH IDEOLOGY CAN HOLD MORE SALIENCE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

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CHANGES CAN BE MADE IF A STRATEGY DOES NOT HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT

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THIS MIGHT NOT JUST APPLY TO“CONVERSATION”

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THIS INTERPLAY OF IDEAS IS VERY REMINISCENT OF THE SOCIAL WEB...

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WHAT IF THERE ARE DIALECTIC AND DIALOGIC STRUCTURES & CULTURES TOO?

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WHAT TOOLS DO WE NEED FOR A DIALOGIC AGE?

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INSTALLATION AT SAID BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

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“I HAVE A PLAN: ATTACK”

“BUT WE NEED A PLAN OF ATTACK...”

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Batman: year one

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THE MOBILE VERSION

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OF COURSE, ORIGIN FOR US ALL MEANS SOMETHING ELSE TOO...

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ORIGIN STORIESWHAT DO

TELL US?

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“ORIGIN STORIES TELL US NOT HOW TO BECOME SUPER, BUT HOW TO BE HEROES

ROBIN ROSENBERG, 2013

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“ORIGIN STORIES TELL US NOT HOW TO BECOME SUPER, BUT HOW TO BE HEROES,CHOOSING ALTRUISM OVER THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH AND POWER”

ROBIN ROSENBERG, 2013

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ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO MAKE THINGS IN BRITAIN IS A HERO OF MINE

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YOU WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE AN IDEAL TO STRIVE TOWARDS

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THANK YOUJOHN V WILLSHIRE

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