Today I tweeted "I'm looking for fellow explorers, map makers, and social media people to help me map out the #LandscapeOfChange Pls RT"
I believe we live in such rapdily changing times that many of us have to find our own way - because there are no well trodden paths to follow. So we are all explorers, making our own little forays out into this unknown landscape of change.
As explorers we all have our own travellers tales, our useful experiences, our "rough guide" information and insights. If we share them then we can help each other. The better we "map" the landscape of change the easier it will be to undertake all kinds of journeys - including learning journeys - finding our fortunes jouneys - and journeys of a life time.
With maps and diagrams - even if they are only very sketchy ones - we can be better prepared to achieve all kinds of objectives - separately or together. For a start I've got a few to contribute that I find helpful - but although I visualise things for mysefl I'm not good at drawing or using digital tools for creating and sharing images.
My explorations in the landscape of change are mostly about learning-by-doing, collaborating online, working with people from varying cultures, the rapidly changing world of work, being a free-ranging-online-learner, making connections, seeing patterns, learning and helping other people to learn, However labels like that don't really explain very well - which is why I think it would be good to do some kind of mapping with shared stories (written or "you-tubed"), sketch maps and diagrams.
For many of us life isn't tidily boxed into "working life" and "personal life" any more. It's more of a dance between living and learning and earning. I'm trying to make sense of what is valuable in my life - to me and to others - how to do what is worth doing and still manage to pay for what has to be paid for.
There are no obvious paths to follow yet, only uncertainties and change. I would appreciate doing my explorations in the company of fellow explorers, map makers, and social media people so we can all share our traveller's tales and map out our experiences in this landscape of change where we are living our lives.
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