Here is another episode with a 'father and son' talk at the junction of conversation and socially enacted practice. They apply a theory of organizational learning - Communities of Practice - to a lived case in point. Dave's own emerging field in Library Science - Data Curation and Management - is where his fellow practitioners connect globally to learn with each other what works next. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

In this Father's Day episode my sociologist son Dave and I give the listener a close look (well, listen) to how a Social Enaction analysis of just a moment of recorded conversation reveals the work being done to sustain it and develop a collaborative relationship. Topic, conversation practice, and relationships all occur under our actual noses - as we talk. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

This is another father & son conversation with Dave giving us closer look at the systemic, self-organizing properties of us enacting practice moment to moment. He draws from Illya Prigogine. Suddenly, change happens. We tumble forward through life seeking stability and certainty, constantly learning from our choices. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

This conversation gives us a look "under the hood" to get a feel for how our brains keep changing the formation of neurons as we change our most practiced behaviors. Dave, Jr. and Dave, Sr. conjecture on how and why this works and why keeping our brains healthy matters. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

This is another 'Dave & Dad' talk probing the dynamics of mind and consciousness underlying our Practice behavior. It went long, so it is offered in two parts. This conversation is an example of how two people with different knowledge focus on one thing - socially enacted Practice - and see where it leads us. Live conjecturing. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

This is the continued conversation where Dad tells Dave to take his thoughts about thinking itself out to the freeing range of speculation. This demonstrates what each of us can do in our practices to make a 'normal' moment into a chance to consider our Universe(s). If for any reason, it makes 'room' for more grounding ideas to grow. In our new digital book On Practice, Peter Vaill writes: "We don’t know as much about the consciousness of practitioners and have tended instead to impose models on it that are basically normative, that is, how we think that consciousness should be". This, we push out the boundaries. https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

We resume our conversation about Social Enaction by exploring the infinite nature of consciousness bolstered by imagination. Recording this episode by a Maine lake, we could waft each other's attention to matters as close as the industriously fishing loon to the looming universe. The practice of conversation edifies and amazes. We (former) Mainers knew the next chance to boggle a Mind started with "Pull up a chair and talk awhile". https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice

Dave draws in thoughts from his careful reading of Mark Solms' book The Hidden Spring. Practice is a conscious choice to pursue specific results over an indefinite period. Thus, understanding consciousness reveals more about the human nature of Practice. Dave suggests we listen to Solms on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mark+solms https://linktr.ee/yourpractice BUY THE BOOK that inspired the podcast: mylibrary.world/practice