Schedule (Fall 2011)

WK 1 AUG 22-26
M Introduction
W TEDTalk: Steve Johnson, “Where Good Ideas Come From” (2010)
F Invention Mobs: bring a handcrafted object (made by anyone)
WK 2 AUG 29-SEP 2
M WOVENText 1: Introduction, Critical Concepts
Dan Pink: Intro, Right Brain Rising, pp. 1-27
W Introduce Unit 1 project: Invention Mobs
Dan Pink: Abundance, Asia, and Automation, pp. 28-47
Blogs: Create group WordPress blogs
F TEDTalk: Matt Ridley, “When Ideas Have Sex” (2010)
Invention Mobs: bring a handcrafted object (made by you)
Blog on the object you created and on the collaborative project that emerged
WK 3 SEP 5-9
M (Labor Day)
W TEDTalks: Ze Frank’s Web Playroom (2010); Ze Frank’s Nerdcore Comedy (2004)
Explore ZeFrank.com: Chillout, Pain Pack, Earth Sandwich
F Dan Pink: Symphony, pp. 129-157
Perform and blog one of the Symphony exercises
WK 4 SEP 12-16
M TEDTalk: Jane McGonigal, “Gaming Can Make a Better World” (2010)
W Dan Pink: Play, pp. 185-215
Perform and blog one of the Play exercises
F Invention Mobs: present your project to the class
Use Ze Frank’s Earth Sandwich project as a model. See especially the challenge episode.
WK 5 SEP 19-23
M David Gauntlett, Making Is Connecting, Ch. 9
W TEDTalks: Clay Shirky, “How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World” (2010)
F Invention Mobs
WK 6 SEP 26-SEP 30
M Invention Mobs: Group Work & Peer Review
W Invention Mobs: Group Work & Peer Review
F Invention Mobs: Group Work & Peer Review
WK 7 OCT 3-7
M Invention Mobs: Revision & Showcase
W Invention Mobs: Revision & Showcase
F Portfolio: Reflection on Invention Mobs
WK 8 OCT 10-14
M TEDTalks: Simon Sinek, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” (2009)
TEDTalks: Cameron Herold, “Let’s Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs” (2010)
W [Online Lab] Blog: create a personal professional profile (see my email for additional details)
Comment on 4-5 classmates’ blog posts by the end of Thursday. Choose posts that resonate with you.
F [Online Lab] Blog and research: Profile 3-5 individuals who are influential in your professional discipline
Comment on 4-5 classmates’ blog posts before Oct 19’s class. Choose posts that resonate with you.
WK 9 OCT 17-21
M [Fall Break]
W TEDTalks: Daniel Pink, “On the Science of Motivation” (2009)
Identify 3-5 members of your field in the Georgia Tech / Atlanta areaGenerate a list of possible interview questions, for professionals in your field
F [Online Lab] Devise a meaningful homework assignment of your own invention and post the output of your homework on your blog
WK 10 OCT 24-28
M Sarah Doody, “Why We Need Storytellers at the Heart of Product Development” (2011)
W Dan Pink: Story, pp. 100-128
Perform and blog one of the Story exercises
F Professional Interventions
WK 11 OCT 31-NOV 4
M TED Talks: Chip Conley, “Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile” (2010)
W Dan Pink: Meaning, pp. 216-244
Perform and blog one of the Meaning exercises
F Professional Interventions
WK 12 NOV 7-11
M TED Talks: Joan Halifax, “Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy”
W Dan Pink: Empathy
Perform and blog one of the Empathy exercises
F Professional Interventions
WK 13 NOV 14-18
M Professional Interventions
W Professional Interventions: Peer Review
F Professional Interventions: Revisions
WK 14 NOV 21-25
M Professional Interventions
W [Online Lab] Professional Interventions
F [Thanksgiving Holiday]
WK 15 NOV 28-DEC 2
M Professional Interventions
W Professional Interventions Showcase
F Professional Interventions Reflections
WK 16 DEC 5-9
MWF Portfolio drafts, peer reviews, revisions
FINAL DEC 14
W Portfolio due