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Reward those those who come to meetings by letting them submit up to three topics for the next meeting. -
Check out the meetup.
I reccomend checking out one of the meetups first so you can get an idea of what the people and the discussions are like. I like Randy's idea because I prefer to discuss topics suggested by people who attend the meetups. They have ... Read moremore credibility, and I trust them more because I know they are curious about what the people in the group think as opposed to wanting to attend only to report on one specific subject. -
Cartoons and Science
Discuss Cartoons and Science! Love this trend in Cognitive Science to present complex systems called Scribing. I believe this is a powerful tool because we grasp complexity through metaphor (George Lakoff - Wikipedia) and cartoons are ... Read moremetaphor on steroids.
RSA Animate ? The Secret Powers of Time
http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/2010/05/24/rsa-animate-sec...
RSA Animate ? Empathic Civilisation
http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/2010/05/06/rsa-animate-emp...
RSA Animate ? Smile or Die
http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/2010/03/17/rsa-animate-smi...
This storytelling approach is very innovative. I think opposing viewpoints would have a very hard time getting anyone of comparable innovative talent to do an opposing stop animation scribe because Truth and McTruth are magnetic opposites. Dedicated artists and or innovators are hunter-gatherers, not brainwashed over-consuming, corn-fed domesticated cows. -
Phil My Mind
Each meeting someone volunteers to give a 15 minute 'book report' on a favorite philosopher (or philosophy) at the next meeting (and they a free drink or something for doing so). -
Philosophy of Mind
How about the problem of "other minds?" How does anyone know that they exist? -
Tue Minutes
At the beginning of the meeting each person gets introduce themselves and then take two minutes to detail a book, movie, website, RSS feed, blog, magazine, or even personal insight of interest.
For instance, I've found a good ... Read morediscussion board about Existentialism on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205020021
As far as real-world tools for success I think Penelope Trunk is just remarkable...not a dollop of rehashed 'personal coaching' pablum.
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/
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