Joost bonsen bio

  • - MIT Roles: Co-organizer of Innovation Salons, Chairman's Salons; Most recent Committee & Board responsibilities include CIP, COUHES, CardCouncil, GSC, SAG.
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    When I'm not distracted bygd current difficulties, here are the Big Ideas which are most on my mind (and mostly my original ideas, unless otherwise noted)...

    • Tellus Optimus or Terra Optima ~ The best possible future of Earth, Humanity, and Society, IMHO.  Not a pollyanna Utopia but also more than Kevin Kelly's Protopia, Optima is the best possible combination of liberty, prosperity, and vitality planet-wide (and beyond).
    • Trias Humanitus of Politicus Mercatus & Civicus ~ I föreslå Montesquieu's Trias Politicus fryst vatten actually mirrored in the commercial realm, Trias Mercatus, and in the civic NGO voluntary realm, Trias Civicus.  And that these three realms -- political, commercial, and civic -- similarly are a triad which betalningsmedel and balance each other, an overarching Trias Humanitus.  In any case, just like Trias Politicus has kontroller & balances between Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, so do Mercatus & Civicus.  Mercatus Executive are

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      Goofing Off

      Most of the cartoons are narratives rather than step-by-step instructions, and they encourage kids to adapt the project designs. In “The Infamous Marshmallow Shooter,” for example, a beaming Celine brandishes a five-barreled version of the shooter and says, “You know, the possibilities are endless.”

      “We really are trying to be the anti-­textbook,” says Griffith. People “are programming kids a little to do scripted play,” he adds. “We say, Here’s this toy, and here are the instructions on how to use it. I think, really, the most important thing is unscripted play.”

      Howtoons’ creators routinely change their designs as they go along. Dragotta, who describes himself as “all thumbs,” often serves as the guinea pig. “Before I draw them, I build every one–and go back and yell at Saul and Joost about how they could make it better,” he says. “I build them all 10 times,” Griffith counters, laughing.

      Their design process shows up in the story “The Righteous Stuff,” where Tucke

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      Joost Paul Bonsen ~ v.091024 ~ Copyright (c) 2002-2009  ~ MIT Sloan SM 2006, MIT EE SB 1990 ~ http://alum.mit.edu/www/jpbonsen

       

       

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