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-===== Hybrid Story-Ing, Un- Genreable Engagements and Transformative Learning =====+===== Hybrid Story-Ing, Ungenreable Engagements and Transdisciplinary Facilitation =====
  
  [This research is still in progress]  [This research is still in progress]
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 ==== Context ==== ==== Context ====
  
- +[[Foam]] is an organisation invites us to grow our own worlds.  It compels us to participate in shaping our reality, rather than to be passive recipients.Foam forms part of the Guild of Reality Integrators and Generators ([[gRig]]), a group of European artistic and cultural operators who research and create meaningful situations in hybrid (or mixed) reality, where digital media and physical materials, objects and spaces are 
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-Foam is an organisation invites us to grow our own worlds.  It compels us to participate in shaping our reality, rather than to be passive recipients.Foam forms part of the Guild of Reality Integrators and Generators (gRig), a group of European artistic and cultural operators who research and create meaningful situations in hybrid (or mixed) reality, where digital media and physical materials, objects and spaces are +
 increasingly intertwined. (http://www.tii.se/projects/grig).  increasingly intertwined. (http://www.tii.se/projects/grig). 
  
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 So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality.  The nature of their work is to connect the marginal and foster the surreal.  To take it further, Foam’s notion that we can grow our own world(s) if fully grasped, has the potential to emancipate individuals and groups from a paradigm of apathy, fatalism and co-enabled victimhood.  So Foam, and gRig could be seen as subversive tricksters, formed to confound, confuse and ultimately destabilise consensus reality.  The nature of their work is to connect the marginal and foster the surreal.  To take it further, Foam’s notion that we can grow our own world(s) if fully grasped, has the potential to emancipate individuals and groups from a paradigm of apathy, fatalism and co-enabled victimhood. 
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 ==== Aim ==== ==== Aim ====
  
 +This research project is focussed around discovering **the most effective mechanisms we can use to become more conscious of, and change, our relationship to reality**
  
- +It will connect a number of related disciplines. Transdisciplinary engagement and Hybrid Story-ing are the subject of particular investigation and experimental activity.   
-This context spawns two related questions: +
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-**1.By what mechanisms can humanity become more conscious of, and potentially change, it’s relationship to reality?** +
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-**2.In what ways does the work of gRig and Foam most effectively support this process?** +
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-The first question potentially connects numerous disciplines including neuro-science, quantum physics, art, developmental psychology, adult education theory, political science, philosophy, to name just a few. Some of these areas will be touched on to provide further theoretical context to the research and recent discourse on Orders of Consciousness and Transformative Learning will be explored in more depth.  +
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-I will be particularly focussing on Un-Genreable Engagement and Hybrid Story-ing, aiming show how the various activities that fall under these headings (which I have coined in this research) have the potential to subvert consensus reality and illustrate the fragility of the dominant epistemology.  +
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-The second question will be covered more briefly, and aims to more clearly contextualise the work of Foam (and gRig)? within a wider psycho/spiritual/political movement to shift consciousness on the planet.+
  
 The **overall aims** for this process are: The **overall aims** for this process are:
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   - To provide user friendly material that is informative and inspirational to Foam, and to a wider audience that has not encountered these concepts before.    - To provide user friendly material that is informative and inspirational to Foam, and to a wider audience that has not encountered these concepts before. 
   - To encourage people to grow their own worlds by: writing my blog, facilitating workshops, creating mixed media installations, and discovering and disseminating stories and best practice.   - To encourage people to grow their own worlds by: writing my blog, facilitating workshops, creating mixed media installations, and discovering and disseminating stories and best practice.
-   -  To facilitate integration of worlds through connecting people and organisations across boundaries in whatever forms feel appropriate to the context.+  -  To facilitate integration of worlds through connecting people and organisations across boundaries in whatever forms feel appropriate to the context.
   -To support and promote the work of Foam and gRig by increasing knowledge, fostering networks and inspiring their membership   -To support and promote the work of Foam and gRig by increasing knowledge, fostering networks and inspiring their membership
  
 ==== Method and Scope ==== ==== Method and Scope ====
  
- +The the underlying epistemology is constructivist with an inductive research approach.  
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-Given we are dealing with the topic of reality construction, it would seem incongruous, and jarringly ironic, to use a positivist research approach.  Therefore the the underlying epistemology constructivist with an inductive research approach.  +
  
 Practically, this means that the questions set out earlier will be the connecting point for ideas, musings, and meetings that eventually will be made sense of retrospectively, with a deep sense of reflexivity. Practically, this means that the questions set out earlier will be the connecting point for ideas, musings, and meetings that eventually will be made sense of retrospectively, with a deep sense of reflexivity.
  
-Material will be gathered through+Material has been gathered through
  
   * Interviews and Connections   * Interviews and Connections
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   * Ethnographic encounters and Anthropological Immersion   * Ethnographic encounters and Anthropological Immersion
   * Reflective blogging and Existential Story-ing   * Reflective blogging and Existential Story-ing
 +==== Results ====
  
-and other methods that will be discovered.+=== The Blog ===
  
-==== Results ==== 
  
 +Over the past year a large volume of material has been collected through excursions, reading, interviews, observations, experiments,listening, perusing, participating, scanning and engaging. 
  
 +This has been recorded in a **blog**    http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/ and also used to feed this wiki. 
  
-At this point, I can speak about tangible outcomes so far:+The focus of my experiments and blog based research has been methods and tools that facilitate shifts in reality, particularly those that disturb and confuse underlying perceptions of reality and/or that expand the confines or existing perceptions of reality. 
  
-  * A **public blog** recording research so far called ‘…..reality what?’ found at: http://un-fiction.blogspot.com/ +The methods I found fall into a wide range of artefacts and experience that are interrelated and deeply connected with the spirit of the Trickster which will be discussed in more depth later... 
  
-Reality creating, blurring and bridging activities **written about so far** include: **Sensorial Labyrinths**, **ARG’s**, **Geo-Caching**, **Transdisciplinary Event Facilitation**, **Mixed Media Installations**, **World Generating Exhibitions**, **Portals**, **Fevers and Altered States**, **Hubs**, **Interesting and Relevant DVDs and Books.**+  * hybrids that evade categorisation by existing mental models  
 +  * activities that blur the dichotomies of right and wrong, true and false, real and unreal  
 +  * processes that reveal hidden or obvious truths 
 +  * mediums that stimulate multiple senses simultaneously or by- pass well used senses and engage different parts of the brain that are not normally in play 
 +  * experiences that push the boundaries of consensus reality by inviting us to question whether something is real, exists, is happening 
 +  * experiences that allow us to grow our own reality 
 +  * collaborations that create portals between different rhealms ( spiritual, physical, digital, imaginal, magical) and cultures.
  
-**In Progress**: Guerrilla Theatre (interviewed Tassos Stevens), Interview with Renny O’Shea to be written up, Multi-Sensory Concerts( interview with Raewyn Turner to be written up), Tricksters (book was lost but now is found so am continuing review), Buddhist Philosophy, Social Networking, Blogs and digital connection tools.+Practices that fall into one or many of these areas included: 
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 +  * **sensorial labyrinths** 
  
-Blog has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions and a small and loyal readership.  There have been numerous requests for further information about the content, including requests for details about Foam and its other activities. I have also had several people connect and contact each other through the site. Therefore it has already contributed to Foam’s aim of encouraging participation, and collaboration.+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/09/at-entrance-of-sensory-labyrinths.html 
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 +  * [[ARG]]’s 
  
-  *A **public talk**, and potential collaboration with ARG expert, Adrian Hon and several other **new connections** that may provide useful to Foam and gRig in the future: Iwan Brioc, Tassos Stevens, Richard Lambe, Micheal Cheldave, David Peat,  Mary-Jane O’Reilly, Dave Snowden, Renny O’Shea and several others.+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/09/bees-beasts-and-batman-welcome-to-your.html 
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 +  * **geo-caching** 
  
-==== Discussion ====+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/12/international-treasure-hunting.html
  
- To be discussed+  *** street games**
  
 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-is-what-i-am-talking-about.html 
  
-==== References ====+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/gameland.html (participated in Blast Theories latest game in Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
  
 +  * **hybrids**
  
-* Darwin, J, Johnson, P and McAuley, J (2002). Developing strategies for Change. Prentice Hall. P: 16+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/hybrids-and-connections.html (a number of links to hybrid work and engagement)
  
-* Cooperrider, D. L., Barrett, F., Srivastva, S. (1995). Social Construction and Appreciative Inquiry: A Journey in Organizational Theory. Management and Organization: Relational Alternatives to Individualism. Ashgate.+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/09/growing-buildings.html (hybrid architecture)
  
-*  Kegan, R. (1982) The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press.+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/tourist-in-my-own-land.html (Krystle Tuvai's urban hybrid story-ing plus others)
  
-*  Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press.+http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/10/expo-of-un-popular-culture.html (item on Greg Broadmore and Weta Studios)
  
 + *** transdisciplinary facilitation**
  
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/06/luminous-green-singapore.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/08/post-luminous-green.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/10/return.html 
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 +//**I also engaged in a number of other explorations,expeditions and musings that are tangentially related to this report**//
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 +  *** exhibitions and expeditions**
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/05/design-for-other-90.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/11/long-time-no-speak.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/12/out-and-about-in-auckland.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/04/educating-for-future.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/10/expo-of-un-popular-culture.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/tourist-in-my-own-land.html
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 +**  * publications, talks and movies**
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-sustainable.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/12/view-from-centre-of-universe.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/01/shift-movie.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/04/2008-shift-report.html
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 +**  * meandering musings**
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/12/hong-kong-athiests-and-subconscious.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2007/09/strange-case-of-mccanns-and.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/02/fever.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/02/portals-in-fog.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/02/hubs-and-suds.html
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/12/now-i-understand-why-postman-wears.html
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 +*** reality challenging psychological sydromes**
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/11/greatest-reality-show-on-earth.html
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 +**The Blog** has drawn favourable, offline, responses, subscriptions and a small and loyal readership. There have been numerous requests for further information about the content, including requests for details about Foam and its other activities. People connect and contact each other through the site.Therefore it has already contributed to Foam’s aim of encouraging participation, and collaboration.
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 +=== Experiments and Field Tests ===
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 +In addition to this research I engaged in an number of field tests to try out ideas in practice and make some attempt to transform the reality of a particular system and set of individuals . Results were recorded in both the blog and the pages of this wiki.  
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 +**one off experiments**
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 +Subverting xmas and creating hybrid decorations in a deprived neighbourhood
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 +http://www.un-fiction.blogspot.com/2008/12/great-bates-street-light-up.html
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 +Reactivating marginalised spaces using geo-cache and treasure hunt mechanisms 
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 +http://lib.fo.am/sub_pap_zones
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 +**large scale hybrid story-ing ARG-like programmes**
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 +Awhiworld was an experiment that took place within a primary school involving 150 children aged 5 to 12 years old,11 teaching staff and a six month time frame: 
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 +http://lib.fo.am/awhi_world
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 +=== Literature Review ===
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 +Material was also collected through through reviewing literature from the transformational learning field, from management deveopment, from anthropological books and from fictional novels. These are listed in the references section.
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 +=== The next section will summarise findings from all of these activities and discuss future implications and areas for further research ===
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 +==== Discussion ====
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 + To be discussed
 +==== References ====
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 +  * Darwin, J., Johnson,P. and McAuley, J (2002). Developing strategies for Change. Prentice Hall
 +  * Cooperrider, D. L., Barrett, F. and Srivastva, S. (1995). Social Construction and Appreciative Inquiry: A Journey in Organizational Theory. Management and Organization: Relational Alternatives to Individualism, Ashgate 
 +  *  Kegan, R. (1982) The Evolving Self, Harvard University Press.
 +  *  Kegan, R. (1994) In Over Our Heads – The Mental Demands of Modern Life, Harvard University Press.
 +  * Hyde, L. (1998) Trickster Makes This World - Mischief, Myth and Art, North Point Press
 +  * Schlitz, M.M., Vieten,C. and Amorok, T (2007) Living Deeply The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life, New Harbinger Publications and Noetic Books
 +  * Cranton, P. (2006) Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning - A Guide for Educators and Adults, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2nd Edition
 +  * Mezirow, J. (2000) Learning as Transformation - Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress, Jossey-Bass
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