The extension educator's role as 21st century platform

The Extension Educator's Role as 21st Century Platform Builders

Jim Langcuster @ExtensionGuy

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Anne Adrian @aafromaa

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National eXtension Conference

October 3, 2012

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Become defined by how we

contribute to ecosystems —

platforms — assuring optimal

levels of sharing, serendipitous

insights and innovative thinking.

Characteristics of Building a Platform Builders

Open

Connectedness

In the flow

Fluid; agile

Willing to fail

Planned Serendipity

Seeing value in waste

Borrowing from other fields

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Jim Langcuster @[email protected]

Anne Mims Adrian @[email protected]

Much of this presentation was inspired by

Where Good Ideas Come From by Stephen Johnson

The Connected Company by Dave Gray and Thomas Vander Wal

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