Communicating in a networked world
In the past couple of months we’ve been conducting a search for peace education and peace studies programs we can list. We thought we might have to conduct a thorough search of the web to find these, but there are more and more sources of information coming online all the time.
Let me cite two of them here – which you might like to look at.
Where do you find ethics?
I’m looking right now at how we can begin building a “curriculum” for ethics and peace. Not exactly what you expect the CTO to be doing, but we have to start somewhere. To me the word curriculum means a course of study and does not connote solely that you’re attending some school or course – it is a very broad concept for me. People study things all the time, in their daily lives, and we want to make it easier for people of all ages to think about, and study, ethics and peace.
Sharing data and sharing services
Non-profit organizations generally have to make-do with fewer resources than so-called for-profit corporations, isn’t that right?. It certainly seems like it’s impossible to get venture capital for non-profits, so it almost goes without saying that non-profits should share resources whever their goals are aligned. Nobody should have to reinvent what another organization has spent precious resources developing.
Dalai Lama Foundation
I’m converting my personal blog over for use by the Dalai Lama Foundation. I have been acting as Chief Technology Officer for the Foundation for 5 months now, surveying needs and developing online capabilities to support the Foundation’s needs for the next year.
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