EPICYCLE GEB: ROBERTO BLUM
All systems have rules in order to work, rules have to be isomorphic with reality. A formal system that contradicts itself crumbles apart. If we change one rule in a system, the system automatically turns into another system. Maybe systems don't work by hierarchies but by heterarquies, as a network works. The curious thing is that we are the ones that set rules to the systems, how do we know if they are really isomorphic to reality? Do we discover the rules or do we invent them to make the system work? There are two kinds of systems, the complete that answers to everything and the incomplete, which contradicts itself. Could there be a universal rule? How do we know that our mind isn't the one that made possible the universe? I mean, what if the universe wouldn't exist if we weren't able to observe it. An interesting thing about systems is that there are 3 modes: mechanic, intelligent and zen. In the mechanic one everything happens because it's programmed that way, in the intelligent we can step outside the system and in the zen mode I can admit contradictions. Which one is the best one? If we think ourselves as a "system", how can we step-outside our system? Is it possible?
EPICYCLE DON QUIJOTE: AMABLE SÁNCHEZ
"Y saber que puedo aportar algo, yo creo que eso es extraordinario".
La pasión por enseñar y aportar a la vida de los demás siempre debe de estar en nuestros corazones, porque no solo dejamos un poco de sí sino también nos llevamos un poco de ellos. Es aprender de una manera recíproca, conociéndonos y conociendo a los demás.
Quijote veía todo a travez de sus interpretaciones mientras Sancho veía todo tal cual era, a veces la imaginación nos deja ver un poco más allá. Y como dice Amable, los pies no se despegan del suelo pero la mente va más allá. Cada uno sueña a su nivel. ¿Será que todos somos soñadores? ¿Por qué? ¿Cuál es esa "chispa" que nos impulsa a soñar?
LEARNING PROCESSES
On Dialogue
As human beings, we always have assumptions about something else, and because of that, difficult situations emerge on conversations. I reflected on these questions: how do we respond to the differences with another person? How do we react if someone isn't open to hear our point of view? How can we create something new in between?
Difficult Conversations
The truth is not a democracy, sometimes there are both sides that have the correct way of thinking or they are right from their perspective. Difficult conversations are really complex, that's why we get a hard time managing them. I think that a difficult conversation is the one that goes over and over again in our heads, thinking how am I going to tell this? I find it very hard to really understand the other when you know that the other person isn't right, I guess we'll read a bit more on that. So my question is: can you be completely real and understand the other?
Design Thinking
We divided our ideas into fascinating, disruptive and more likely to be real. I think that's a great way of dividing ideas, because you somehow get the essence of what the idea is all about and it's a challenge as well.
DRAWING
Aprendimos a notar las figuras que se forman en el fondo de los retratos. "The inside and the outside go together".
COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
It was a great approach to Copernican Revolution because we had an understanding dialogue with our peers and used interesting tools to simulate the Earth and the Sun.
EUCLID
Conocimos quien es Piet Mondrian y los cuadros que él hace en sus obras. Habían traslapes y el reto era pensar más allá y encontrar líneas invisibles. Lo que me llamó muchísimo la atención es que cada arquitectura es una cosmología influída por las teorías o descubrimientos que surgieron en la época.
También las presentaciones de las proposiciones de Euclides fueron muy buenas y precisas, mi grupo enseño su conocimiento.
MUSIC
We just practiced over and over again the madrigal, and I can say that I'm learning to work in team very organized and neatly because if we don't the song doesn't sound beautiful.
CLASSICAL STUDIES: CRITO
I really like that Socrates is accountable for himself, he is hearing his own voice and understanding. He has well founded ethics, and in every dialogue I've read he's self-reliant.
Cooking our delicious waffles! All systems have rules in order to work, rules have to be isomorphic with reality. A formal system that contradicts itself crumbles apart. If we change one rule in a system, the system automatically turns into another system. Maybe systems don't work by hierarchies but by heterarquies, as a network works. The curious thing is that we are the ones that set rules to the systems, how do we know if they are really isomorphic to reality? Do we discover the rules or do we invent them to make the system work? There are two kinds of systems, the complete that answers to everything and the incomplete, which contradicts itself. Could there be a universal rule? How do we know that our mind isn't the one that made possible the universe? I mean, what if the universe wouldn't exist if we weren't able to observe it. An interesting thing about systems is that there are 3 modes: mechanic, intelligent and zen. In the mechanic one everything happens because it's programmed that way, in the intelligent we can step outside the system and in the zen mode I can admit contradictions. Which one is the best one? If we think ourselves as a "system", how can we step-outside our system? Is it possible?
EPICYCLE DON QUIJOTE: AMABLE SÁNCHEZ
"Y saber que puedo aportar algo, yo creo que eso es extraordinario".
La pasión por enseñar y aportar a la vida de los demás siempre debe de estar en nuestros corazones, porque no solo dejamos un poco de sí sino también nos llevamos un poco de ellos. Es aprender de una manera recíproca, conociéndonos y conociendo a los demás.
Quijote veía todo a travez de sus interpretaciones mientras Sancho veía todo tal cual era, a veces la imaginación nos deja ver un poco más allá. Y como dice Amable, los pies no se despegan del suelo pero la mente va más allá. Cada uno sueña a su nivel. ¿Será que todos somos soñadores? ¿Por qué? ¿Cuál es esa "chispa" que nos impulsa a soñar?
LEARNING PROCESSES
On Dialogue
As human beings, we always have assumptions about something else, and because of that, difficult situations emerge on conversations. I reflected on these questions: how do we respond to the differences with another person? How do we react if someone isn't open to hear our point of view? How can we create something new in between?
Difficult Conversations
The truth is not a democracy, sometimes there are both sides that have the correct way of thinking or they are right from their perspective. Difficult conversations are really complex, that's why we get a hard time managing them. I think that a difficult conversation is the one that goes over and over again in our heads, thinking how am I going to tell this? I find it very hard to really understand the other when you know that the other person isn't right, I guess we'll read a bit more on that. So my question is: can you be completely real and understand the other?
Design Thinking
We divided our ideas into fascinating, disruptive and more likely to be real. I think that's a great way of dividing ideas, because you somehow get the essence of what the idea is all about and it's a challenge as well.
DRAWING
Aprendimos a notar las figuras que se forman en el fondo de los retratos. "The inside and the outside go together".
COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
It was a great approach to Copernican Revolution because we had an understanding dialogue with our peers and used interesting tools to simulate the Earth and the Sun.
EUCLID
Conocimos quien es Piet Mondrian y los cuadros que él hace en sus obras. Habían traslapes y el reto era pensar más allá y encontrar líneas invisibles. Lo que me llamó muchísimo la atención es que cada arquitectura es una cosmología influída por las teorías o descubrimientos que surgieron en la época.
También las presentaciones de las proposiciones de Euclides fueron muy buenas y precisas, mi grupo enseño su conocimiento.
MUSIC
We just practiced over and over again the madrigal, and I can say that I'm learning to work in team very organized and neatly because if we don't the song doesn't sound beautiful.
CLASSICAL STUDIES: CRITO
I really like that Socrates is accountable for himself, he is hearing his own voice and understanding. He has well founded ethics, and in every dialogue I've read he's self-reliant.
WAFFLE DAY
This week we celebrated our first month anniversary! We learned to cook belgian waffles, which were delicious! It was a wonderful experience because we realized how each ingredient everyone brought added something to the mix and that's what happens on dialogues. So, each of us is a really important part of this program and our contributions are significant and valuable.
This week we celebrated our first month anniversary! We learned to cook belgian waffles, which were delicious! It was a wonderful experience because we realized how each ingredient everyone brought added something to the mix and that's what happens on dialogues. So, each of us is a really important part of this program and our contributions are significant and valuable.
CELEBRATE WHAT'S RIGHT
HOW CAN WE FIX WHAT'S WRONG?
REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
What is beauty? Is it objective or subjective? Both? Does symmetry influence our conception of beauty. We read this week about symmetry, is it really on nature or is it just an invention of us? What about if the whole universe is an invention of our mind? Everything requires a leap of faith, even mathematics and science. Can we ever be certain about what it's real? However, there's something really real, or I will say pure, that I learned this week and it's the power of dialogues. It's amazing how teams work together when they understand each other and have certain goals in common. They construct on other ideas rather than remodel or destroy them, they create something in between by connecting, appreciating diversity and being open to opposite ideas. I experienced this a lot on many activities we had and I'm glad to know that there exists pure teamwork and cooperation, it's possible!
- It's great to change environments and approach dialogues in a different way.
- We are improvising with what we have, which shows creativity.
- We are being metacognitive about our life and learning experience at the MPC.
HOW CAN WE FIX WHAT'S WRONG?
- Be more deeply prepared in order to achieve a better and more fulfilling dialogue.
- We need to really accomplish the commitments we make.
- Stick to the schedule so that we can do all that's on our plate in a meaningful way.
- We need extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in order to be more energized and awake.
REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
What is beauty? Is it objective or subjective? Both? Does symmetry influence our conception of beauty. We read this week about symmetry, is it really on nature or is it just an invention of us? What about if the whole universe is an invention of our mind? Everything requires a leap of faith, even mathematics and science. Can we ever be certain about what it's real? However, there's something really real, or I will say pure, that I learned this week and it's the power of dialogues. It's amazing how teams work together when they understand each other and have certain goals in common. They construct on other ideas rather than remodel or destroy them, they create something in between by connecting, appreciating diversity and being open to opposite ideas. I experienced this a lot on many activities we had and I'm glad to know that there exists pure teamwork and cooperation, it's possible!