Beginning new KA!

Even though I am not finished with my KA in SID, I am beginning my KA in Systems Thinking. This week, I have completed my contract and begun my first book, The Web of Life, by Fritjof Capra. This is actually the second time I am reading this book, the first time was about 3 years ago. This is the book that inspired me to delve more deeply into systems thinking in my work. I have since gained more experience and spent time contemplating the impact of systems thinking for education. I am very excited about this KA since it is very closely connected with what I am thinking about for my dissertation.

I also spent some time looking at videos on youtube. I find youtube a good way to see authors and hear a little bit about their work in their own words. I saw clips by Margaret Wheatley, Fritjof Capra, Maturana, Prigogine and others.

I have arranged to work with a colleague to help by think conceptually about my application investigation in systems thinking. I am going to need a thought partner to articulate questionst for interviews. I want to complete my IRB for this investigation for the April deadline. That way I can collect data before the end of the school year and complete the KA during the early part of summer (shooting for the end of June).

I still need to finish my revisions for the overview in KA SID. I should be able to do this in the next day or two. The in-depth is still pending but I am more concerned about getting the IRB in by April 1.