This is a copy of the powerpoint presentation from the Institute for 21st Century Agoras (http://sunsite.utk.edu/FINS/loversofdemocracy/WISDOM.ppt)

1. How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom and Power to Create the Future Alexander N. Christakis, PhD President, Institute for 21 st Century Agoras www.GlobalAgoras.org

2. How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom and Power to Construct the Future in Co-Laboratories of Democracy Alexander N. Christakis Information Age / February 2006

14. Evolutionary Learning and the Erroneous Priorities Effect

15. Components of the Science Operational in Designing Phase

16. Some Graphic Language Patterns of the Science

25. A Tree of Meaning MEANING AND WISDOM UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE APPRECIATION OF DIVERSITY LEARNING AUTONOMY STRUCTURED DIALOGUE Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V Level VI Effective Action

26. Community Co-laboratory of Democracy

27. Voting on Relative Importance

28. Influence Tree of Intentions of the Future of Our Community (29 - Intention) REEXPLORE IDEAS TO ALLOW ELDERLY MEMBERS TO REMAIN ON THE BG HOMESTEAD (2 - Intention) MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM OUR EARLY STAGE OF GROWTH (WITH REGARD TO THE PHYSICAL BG) TO ONE OF STEWARDSHIP (42 - Intention) REUNITE LESS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE ANEW (10 - Intention) LEARN TO HAVE FUN TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY (18 - Intention) USE OUR PAST KNOWLEDGE TO ENLIGHTEN OUR FUTURE PLANNING (24 - Intention) ACCOMPLISH SOME DEFINITIVE RESOLUTION TO ISSUES THAT SURFACE REPEATEDLY (26 - Intention) LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE MANNER WITHIN THE SOCIETY (12 - Intention) IDENTIFY WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS (1 - Intention) RESTORE THE INTENTIONAL DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY (21 - Intention) ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO ACT ON THE SAYING "IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD" (38 - Intention) IDENTIFY WAYS TO INVOLVE CHILDREN IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS (9 - Intention) DEVELOP EFFECTIVE WAYS OF RESOLVING DISPUTES SO THAT NO ONE FEELS LIKE A WINNER OR A LOSER Level II Level I Level IV Level III KEY Accomplishing Intention X Significantly Helps in Accomplishing Intention Y Y X Generated by the participants at the Bryn Gweled Community Center – January 11, 2003

29. Interpretation of Influence Map