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Mapping the emerging Post-Capitalist paradigm and its main thinkers

“We do not live in an era of change, but in a change of eras” is the way Jan Rotmans from the University Rotterdam describes the structural changes impacting our societies. This is also the phrase Michel Bauwens chose to open his latest book yet to be published in English which title is likely to be close to “Towards a post-capitalist society with the Peer-to-Peer”.

For thinkers like Jan Rotmans and Michel Bauwens this change of eras is akin to the Industrial Revolution in the second half of the 19th century, and characterized by transitions in various fields. In a nutshell, our societies face 3 major tipping points:

  • A change in social order from a central, hierarchically-controlled society to a horizontal, decentralized, and bottom-up working unit.
  • A changing economic structure: where in the past large, bureaucratic organizations were necessary to produce cheap products, in the new digital economy it is possible to develop products and services locally on a small scale.
  • A change in power relations: where once political influence and economies of scale determined access to resources, access to knowledge and information is now also accessible outside of political and social institutions.

Following this analysis, it is to gain further insights that we at blaqswans.org wanted to paint a big picture of the emerging post-capitalist paradigm, underpinned by peer-to-peer and collaborative dimensions. We started mapping various domains to go beyond the anecdotal evidence that such or such initiative is venturing into car-sharing or house swapping.

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We confirmed a few things as we drew this map:

  • There is much more to this transition that the greenwashing offered by Uber and Airbnb, which are actually not peer-to-peer. This is precisely why we deliberately reused the shape of a honeycomb popularised by the “Collaborative Economy Honeycomb” infographic. It lists startup companies claiming to be part of that ‘sharing economy’, when many really are unbridled capitalism trying to further optimise the existing ‘selling economy’ – nothing wrong with selling but let’s not call it ‘sharing’ with the ethical claims usually attached to it.
  • The intellectual work of theorising this new economy has now reached a critical mass that is too often overlooked by ‘mainstream’ economists, observers, and policy makers who treat it as fringe.
  • Put together, the practical initiatives run at the grassroots level offer a credible sustainable alternative contradicting the eventual perception that the post-capitalist paradigm is a utopia dreamt up by isolated hippies. On the contrary, it is now possible to shop food regularly outside of mass retailers’ distribution networks, it is possible for a major French city like Grenoble, or Barcelona in Spain to be run by grassroots movements, and it is possible for farmers to produce in a biodynamic and commercially viable way to escape the vicious cycle of pesticides and high yields.

This map is very much work in progress and will be improved as we progress. We wanted to stop contemplating the problems of the current paradigm, and instead show how each of those issues has robust thinkers and influencers offering credible alternatives (we have chosen just a few to illustrate but there are obviously many more), and how those alternatives have started to be implemented to form a coherent system that will bring a post-capitalist society to life.

For this to be successful it will require a movement of movements, an alliance of separate movements, including a coalition of the global social and environmental justice movements, environmentalists, activists for the cancellation of debt, and so on. There is of course no guarantee of success. Every change requires a successful transition: that will be the challenge. But counting and mapping our troops is a first and necessary step to make this cause prevail.

High Resolution Links

Current Capitalist Paradigm Diagram: PNG, PDF

Beyond Capitalism Diagram: PNG, PDF

Lead image by Marlon Böhland

  1. Commons Transition

    We published Celine and Blacq’s diagrams on the P2P Foundation blog a few days ago and, since then, it has generated many comments. One of the most recurring criticisms concerned the lack of female thinkers in the original chart, an inadequacy that Celine and Blacq have tried to address in the version published above.

    If you want to read the discussion in the P2PF blog, please follow this link.

    1. Stephen Freedman

      Capitalism is bantered about as if it had an opposite benign force. Capitalism is a root function in evolution. Thinking more about competition and cooperation, as biologically and functionally more fundamental than capitalism versus communism would be a valuable dialog.

      1. Mike Pod

        Cspitalism isn’t a system…it’s a description of how people act in the absence of an imposed system. If anything, it can be considered buffered social Darwinism. The less centralized or minimally dispersed regulation, the greater the opportunity for the worst attributes of social Darwinism to assert themselves.

      2. Mike pod

        Exactly. Well put.

  2. Maria Lusitano

    This is no war, I mean,the metaphor of war doesn’t serve us anymore, so no need to speak about troops 🙂

    1. Eimhin

      Why are you using war metaphors ? I would caution that the language be watched with more care and less sensationalism.

  3. Kevin jones

    Glad to see the list evolve with more gender balance . I still think the biosphere the reality of living on the planet needs to be a major honeycomb node.

    1. Sarah

      Totally agree

  4. Max Pont

    One of the most critical building blocks for a P2P, sharing, and commons based world is open source software and abolished so called Intellectual Property Rights. Without the patent system, innovations will quickly be adapted in the entire economy. The argument that mega corporations need patents to invest in innovation is false. Lawrence Lessig has written on this but I think that the Pirate Party movement should also be included in the list of inspirational thinkers.

    1. Commons Transition

      Max, on this topic we also recommend the work of our teammate George Dafermos. His full policy paper on distributed manufacturing can be read here, but you can also go straight to the section on patents (and the lack of innovation and productivity they provoke) in our wiki.

  5. gregorylent

    mystics smile .. they have recognized this development for a long time .. keep on!

  6. Kostas

    Is there an editable version of the diagrams? Maybe an .xcf format for GIMP?
    I would really like to translate it to greek.

  7. Caleb Williams

    I can’t believe you have left out Otto Scharmer and Charles Eisenstein! Correct this at once, please!

    Otto Scharmer’s Theory U provides a GREAT methodology for getting groups to think into the eco-centered ways of thinking!

    And Charles Eisenstein has pin-pointed the need for the place of new stories to describe our new paradigm. The book is available as links chapter by chapter at the bottom of the page.

    God Bless! Stay Alert and Watch for Signs!

    1. Malin

      Just like to agree with the previous comment. The gift economy that Eisenstein takes about. Theory U from Otto Scharmer and team. Very beautiful made, thank you.

  8. J. Levy

    J.K. Gibson-Graham …

  9. Sarah

    I like the honeycomb map, but it has left out one very vital component and that is our relationship with the environment. In our current capatialust society the environment as something that can be ‘owned’ and is to be exploited. Potection of the environment is only achieve through regulations on enterprise and very badly at that. Post capatilist society will see the environment as a commons in which all humans have an stake as do the all other lifeforms on this planet. The protection of the environment will be achieved through a participatoy and scientific process that recognises the interrelationships of the hydrological, geological, atmospheric and biological spheres of the planet.

  10. Daniel Strypey Bruce

    These diagrams are also reminiscent of the Permaculture Flower created by Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren (second page down):

  11. Nathan Surendran

    I’d add Gail Tverberg of http://www.ourfiniteworld.com to the list, for one of the most coherent critiques of the flaws in current economic thinking on an energy basis..

    I’d also add Donnie Maclurcan from the Post Growth Institute for his thinking on a not for profit future, as he explains it in this podacst (book due out next year): http://bit.ly/1RCiWh6

    1. Thieme Hennis

      what about Tim Jackson (Prosperity without Growth).. just my 2 cents. Interesting and fascinating picture. Need much more time to comprehend.

  12. Bart Anderson

    Excellent overview!

    We re-posted the article on our website (resilience.org), and one of the commenters pointed out that the “Current Capitalist Paradigm” figure has two typos:
    “des-humanizing” should be “dehumanizing” (or maybe “de-humanizing”)
    “On going” should be “Ongoing”

    Keep up the good work.

  13. Dora

    I would like you to consider John Thackara, and John Wood (design theorist +++).
    But very much agree with the gender balance questions, and may get back with more names.

  14. Carlos

    I guess it’s hard to name them all, but I think you left out Satoshi Nakamoto as a relevant game-changer for decentralization of economy.

  15. Jeremy Hunter

    I’m surprised no one has invoked Peter Drucker, who foresaw the emergence of Post-Capitalism over two decades ago. This Harvard Business Review article maps out the fundamentals of what we’ve been experiencing.

  16. Doug

    Agree that humanity’s relationship witht he environment should be more prominent. Also, to add to the list of thinkers who should be on the second map, Murray Bookchin needs a place.

  17. Ethan

    This focus on making a list of what specific people are (or, by exclusion are not) central to the emergence of new economies seems to distract from a much more important reality: “post-capitalism” is actually being build, here-and-now, by thousands of not-so-famous innovators working collectively in many different combinations to make practical differences. Thinkers and writers are crucially important, but are often either reporting on what is already emerging from the creativity of others, or synthesizing this work and offering new perspectives and directions for it. That’s only a few roles among many in this movement (documenting, synthesizing, strategizing) and we elevate this above other roles at the loss of much other essential work. If we’re going to make lists, then listing organizations, associations, and practice-based affiliations would be at least as important if not more than famous thinkers/writers. The last thing we need is a post-capitalism popularity contest!

    1. Kevin jones

      The maps need mulitple overlays thinkers , practioners, organizations, collaboratives engaged in local or vertical ( solar, water, etc) partnership initiatives etc

  18. D Smith

    ORIENTAL Values???

    1. Mário

      Yep! That part is a bit wrong. It is made by Westerners 😉
      If they heard a lot of catholic thinkers, including the Pope, (and others even non-christian) it is impossible to continue to attack it.

      A view that is not P2P but it is not Capitalism or other of the traditional -isms:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Communion_in_Freedom, http://www.edc-online.org/en and http://www.catholicbusinessethics.org/2009/07/the-economy-of-communion-ii.html

  19. Thieme Hennis

    Tim Jackson – Prosperity without Growth

  20. Richard Hull

    I would add:
    Community Economies Collective http://www.communityeconomies.org/Home
    They have been inspired by the feminist economics demonstrated in, e.g.
    J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron and Stephen Healy (2013) Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming our Communities. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. And also
    Gerda Roelvink, Kevin St. Martin, and J. K. Gibson-Graham (2015) Making Other Worlds Possible: Performing Diverse Economies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

    Vandana Shiva – http://vandanashiva.com/ many books on EcoFeminism, food sovereignty, women’s struggles against GMOs in India, and more.

    De-growth:- Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era, (2014) edited by Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria and Giorgos Kallis (vocabulary.degrowth.org), Routledge.

    Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics (including a good debate with DeGrowth) http://www.kateraworth.com/blog/

    Activist-oriented sociology of markets:- Susi Geiger, D. Harrison, H. Kjellberg and A. Mallard , Edward Elgar, 2014.

    Social & Solidarity Economy:- A lot is written about this but one of the best current books is:- Peter Utting (Ed.) , Zed Books, 2015. But also see the work of Jean-Louis Laville, e.g. chapter in , edited by Defourney, Hulgard and Pestoff. London: Routledge.

    Globalization From Below: The Power of Solidarity – original book by Jeremy Brecher & Tim Costello, 2000. Boston: Southend Press.
    A more recent treatment of similar ideas, from an anthropological perspective:- Gordon Mathews, Gustavo Lins Ribeiro and Carlos Alba Vega (2012) Globalization From Below: The World’s Other Economy. London: Routledge.

    Keith Hart has also written along similar lines:- Hart (Ed.) (2015) Economy For and Against Democracy (The Human Economy). Oxford: Bergahn Books. He is also co-founder of the Human Economy Project in Pretoria, South Africa http://www.up.ac.za/human-economy-programme and there is a related Blog http://thehumaneconomy.blogspot.co.uk/

    Ivan Illich must surely be listed, especially his 1973 but also his advocacy of “a peer-matching network” in the 1971 .

    Robert Owen or any other notable figure writing on co-operatives.

    Peter Kropotkin , 1898; 1902

    1. Thieme Hennis

      Indeed Ivan Illich. I am in educational research, and his book Deschooling Society really changed my perspective on education. The educational system is, as someone (I forgot) once noted, “a pattern-maintenance machine”. To end with a quote from Illich:

      “Schools are the advertising agency that makes you believe you need society as it is.”
      “People who submit to the standard of others for the measure of their own personal growth soon apply the same standard to themselves. They no longer have to be put in their place but put themselves into their assigned slots, squeeze themselves into the niche which they have been taught to seek, and in the very process, put their fellows into their places, too, until everybody and everything fits.” (Illich, 1971, p. 40)

  21. Ronaldo

    The problem is…if you keep Central Banks, even controlled by citizens, you keep the bank system. We need abolish Fractional-reserve banking , this will remove the power of Banks and Central Banks in creation-currency process(and inflation). Better than is, is have a society without dependence of banks. If we create forms of centralization of the economy, we will never give power to the people(us), only serves interesting of few people.

  22. Eric

    Don’t forget about Christopher Alexander. The Nature of Order completely changes the approach we need to take to the natural world and to constructing the built world. Without this fundamental change, we’re still living in places that have no life.

  23. Aurélie

    It would be great to be able to translate this version to any language easily like french !

  24. Kamiel Choi

    I would love to see Bill Mollison, the founder of the Permaculture movement who died today, included here!

  25. Frederick Malouf

    Hi, I think you might like these references for a future story?

    Hope they are useful to understand a excellence approach to managing Commons.

  26. Ronald Young

    It seems difficult to leave comments here now….I have some suggestions for the Current Capitalist paradigm diagram –

  27. Ronald Young

    And here are my suggestions on how the diagram “Beyond Capitalism” might be developed – although I have left the basic structure, the analysis in the blogpost suggests that it too needs a revamp…

    I hope you will find this useful….

  28. Ciara Brehony

    Please add Charles Eisenstein! Paul Cienfuegos. Bill Mollinson.

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A new village manager, and a councilmember in LE Class V

With little fanfare, Edward Silva was appointed Village Manager on June 1, filling the position vacated by the retiring Ron Williams. Mr. Silva received a unanimous vote by the Palmetto Bay Village Council. He had been serving as Interim Village Manager since April 1, when he was appointed to that job by the Mayor and Council. Silva had previously been the village’s Director of Building & Capital Projects and will continue to serve in that capacity until a successor is named, but Leo Llanos will serve as the Interim Building Official due to statutory requirements. We congratulate Mr. Silva, and we are sure that his years of experience with the village will serve him and the residents well. He can be contacted by email at esilva@palmettobay-fl.gov or by calling Village Hall at 305-259- 1234.

Training program… We hear from Village Communications Director Bill Kress that Larissa Siegel Lara, in her first term as a Village of Palmetto Bay Councilmember, has been accepted to the Leaders of Excellence program, a prestigious certificate course specifically designed for early-career elected officials. The unique program is offered through former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson’s Good Government Initiative (GGI) at the University of Miami. Lara is one of a select group of local public officials comprising Leaders of Excellence Class V. The hands-on course includes 60 hours of training, focusing on topics such as: ethics, budget and finance, land use, media relations, economic development, and working with constituents.

“I anticipate bringing back specific actions that can be taken to make municipal government more effective and responsive, in critical areas such as financial controls, safety and public works,” said Councilmember Siegel Lara. “I became aware of the program through recommendations by several elected officials, from Palmetto Bay and surrounding municipalities. I think it’s a fantastic opportunity to meet and learn from experienced leaders.”

Leaders from Pinecrest, Lauderdaleby- the-Sea, Miami Springs, Miami Shores, Aventura and other cities, as well as School Board members are participating. Classes commence in late August.

Storm warning… Mayor Eugene Flinn and Councilmember Karyn Cunningham hosted a hurricane preparation presentation at Village Hall on June 15. Robert Molleda, who is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service spoke about seasonal predictions, NWS info and services during a storm, and awareness tips. A selection of brochures and fact sheets were made available by the village’s Public Works Department. Turnout for the meeting, which had a lot of work put into it, was surprisingly light. Possibly the fact that it’s been 23 years since Hurricane Andrew and 10 years since Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma has caused some residents to grow complacent about storms, but all would do well to remember how much damage and inconvenience they can cause.

For those who missed the presentation, a video of the meeting is available for viewing on the village’s website, www.palmettobay-fl.gov/ in the video archives.

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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
— Oscar Wilde

Gary Alan Ruse contributed to this column.

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The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana

Kiwanis Club of Little Havana Summer Camp. (Photo courtesy of the Kiwanis Club Little Havana website)

Kiwanis Club of Little Havana Summer Camp. (Photo courtesy of the Kiwanis Club Little Havana website)

Carnaval Miami & Calle Ocho are the major fund raiser for the organization’s community projects; these events are far more than the hottest street parties in the nation…

Over the last 37 years, Carnaval Miami and Calle Ocho have made it possible for members of the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to accomplish service programs for children.

The club’s Basketball League has trained over 5,000 leaguers, in the Basketball League also mentoring them as “big brothers” during the season.

The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana Summer Camp provides an 8-week program to children of low income families serving 200 kids annually and more than 3,000 over the years.

At the beginning of every school year, book bags full of supplies are distributed to 6,000 students in low income elementary schools having reached over 65,000 students since the inception of the program in 1991. New laptops and free one-year internet service were granted to 30 children in low-income households.

The scholarship program for students with financial difficulties has graduated 200 scholars, currently with 35 students in scholarships.

During the holiday season, the distribution of toys and bicycles touches the lives of thousands of children having brought happiness to more than 100,000 kids. The “Adopt a Family” project fulfills the needs and wishes of hundreds of disadvantaged families.

The club has built playgrounds at city parks and initiated after-school tutoring, along with family literacy programs, it organizes holiday meals for the elderly and the homeless.

The club donates to youth charitable organizations and contributes to the medical expenses of children. Every year in February, the Children’s Cancer Caring Center receives a $10,000 check to provide cancer treatment to children.

The club is often the “last resource” to the most vulnerable members of our community. A new roof and remodeled home was repaired for an 80-year old, half blind, half deaf man in North Miami. One of the most memorable projects was making a young man’s dream come true; born without legs and arms, Hugo Barbosa’s wish to walk was granted.

The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana and its Foundation is grateful to the sponsors of Carnaval Miami whose support make possible the goodwill projects. Year in and out members of the club strive to serve our community with the hope to contribute to a better Greater Miami.

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Miami Dade College students to receive President’s Volunteer Service Awards

Miami Dade College (MDC) will honor more than 400 students, clubs and organizations college-wide at its ninth annual President’s Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA) ceremony on Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 p.m., at MDC’s Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave. in downtown Miami.

The keynote speaker will be Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The national PVSA awards recognize individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a substantial amount of volunteer hours served over a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.

“It gives me great pride, and hope for the future, to see that so many MDC students have made such a significant commitment to service,” said Dr. José A. Vicente, MDC Wolfson Campus president.

“This year our students have provided over 100,000 hours of service to hundreds of community partners and organizations throughout South Florida addressing some of our community’s most pressing social, environmental, and civic needs,” he added.

Each student will receive a personalized certificate and letter from President Barack Obama, a lapel pin, a letter from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, and a letter of commendation from MDC president Eduardo Padrón.

One MDC student and one MDC staff member will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards for contributing in excess of 4,000 hours in their lifetime. Among the remaining 400-plus honorees, 96 will receive a gold award for 250 or more hours of service; 40 will receive a silver award for 175-249 hours and 186 students will receive a bronze award for volunteering 100 to 174 hours.

In addition, 29 student clubs and organizations will be awarded for their collective commitment to service, completing a minimum of 200 hours as a group.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation established the President’s Volunteer Service Award program in 2003 as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. MDC has the largest number of PVSA recipients of any higher education institution in Florida.

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Mike McKenzie and Rick Ross Charities Host 5th Annual Holiday Winter Wonderland

By Janey Tate….
The line wrapped around the Scott Park Rec Room stretched out for what seem like a mile. The over 1000 excited faces anticipated the new toys and holiday food that would be given to them shortly. The Mike McKenzie 34 Ways Foundation and Rick Ross Charities Inc. hosted the 5th annual Holiday Winter Wonderland on December 22 here in the City of Miami Gardens.McKenzie and Ross, natives of Miami Gardens, teamed up to give away toys and holiday food to people in their community.

In attendance wereDuane Starks, Jerrod Daphins and Earl Little from the ‘Canes 4 Life’ organization which consistsof former University of Miami football players. Maybach Music Group artists Triple C’s, Young Breed, and Duce Pound were there as well. Florida House of Representatives Oscar Braynon II, who helped sponsor the food items given to the residents, showed up to give his support to this worthy cause.

The 34 Ways Foundationwas founded in 2002 to give encouragement to children through football camps, activities and programs. McKenzie thinks it is pertinent to host this event in the City of Miami Gardens because hegrew up in the community. A graduate of Miami Norland Senior High School and Super Bowl XLIV Champion with the New Orleans Saints; McKenzie knows the importance of having a strong foundation to help lead to success. He strongly believes that helping people in any way that he can is very important.

“Reaching families 34WAYS! This has always been my one and only goal. The goal is to foster an environment that not only creates positive individuals, but also instilling pride in one’s self and community” said McKenzie.

Their focus is to make the current conditions in inner city communities better for not only the youth, but also their parents.

“We want to insure the parents that our programs are safe and beneficial to their children in order to build a trust level with our foundation” McKenzie said.

When the 34 Ways Foundation began hosting the Holiday Winter Wonderland event, McKenzie paid for all items to be given away from his personal finances. Since then, the event has gain notoriety and has gained sponsors from groups and organizations such as the Eastern Stars and Seminole Chapter 10. The event has become something that residents of the Scott Lake area look forward to each year.

Mechelle Murray, 34 Ways foundation Program Director and Miami Norland Senior High school graduate, said the continuous growth of the event is due to people wanting to contribute their time and effort. Vernita Nelson, the City of Miami Gardens Assistant City Manager for General Services, helped to organize the event. The ‘Canes 4 Life’ organization and Maybach Music Group artists passed items to the residents as they traveled through distribution line.

Murray, who is also McKenzie’s sister and is a former professional women’s basketball player, is filled with pride and gratitude to host an event such as these in her home town.

“It just gives u a better appreciation of coming back to your area and giving back to the community where u are from… They [residents] respect you for that” said Murray. In the month of March, McKenzie and the 34 Ways Foundation is planning a four day event which will include a Bowl-a-thon and Flag Football game, and will be held here in South Florida. McKenzie said all the details are still a work in progress. For more information on the event and McKenzie’s foundation, visit 34waysfoundation.org.

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Teacher Marshall Ruffo given proclamation by town council

Teacher Marshall Ruffo given proclamation by town council

Pictured (l-r) are Town Councilmember Mary Ann Mixon, Mayor Edward MacDougall, Councilmember Peggy
Bell, Vice Mayor Ernest Sochin, Ruffo’s parents, Councilmember Sue Loyzelle and Marshall Ruffo (holding

Marshall Ruffo, a local teacher who grew up in Cutler Bay, received a special proclamation honoring his work from the town council before its monthly meeting on Feb. 20.

Respected by fellow teachers as a man who is dedicated totally to education and who has had significant impact on the lives of many students, Ruffo was named the Miami-Dade County Public School Teacher of the Year for 2012-13. Ruffo is the founding father of COAST (Centennial Ocean Academy of Science and Technology), the COAST lead teacher and Science Department chair.

The proclamation read at the ceremony that also was attended by Ruffo’s parents stated in part, “The Town of Cutler Bay is proud of its local teacher. Marshall teaches science to the sixth, seventh and eighth graders, and makes sure that his classroom is a laboratory so that the students can understand the mission of COAST, teaching the advancement of marine and environmental conservation through scientific research, literacy and mathematics. He also plans many of the out-of-school activities and coaches the swim team.”

Although by his own admission he is not a man who seeks the limelight, Ruffo said he did appreciate the recognition given him and enjoys his role in the area’s educational system.

“The whole process has been a very humbling and rewarding experience, to be able to serve our community here in Cutler Bay with these students at our school that come from Cutler Bay,” Ruffo said. “That’s really what I enjoy the most about it. As far as the proclamation, it was unexpected and very humbling to be recognized by the town council.”

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Tax refund fraud schemes plaguing South Floridians

When you consider the amount of time that we spend at work, all the hours we dedicate to our jobs and the amount of effort we make to earn our paychecks, it should come as no surprise that we are beginning to organize our financial records and preparing to file our taxes in hopes of reaping a refund.

Some people see it as a wish granted by the “Money Fairy,” who inevitably comes to our rescue and makes our financial problems disappear as like magic. The only negative side to all of this is that everyone wants a share of that dollar, and some will do whatever it takes to get it, even if it means stealing another person’s identity and claiming their return as their own.

Some unfortunate citizens will come face to face with that scam when they file their taxes and subsequently receive a notice in the mail explaining that someone else had used their ID and collected their refund. Sadly, it happens even to the most responsible individuals, which is why even police officers have been victimized by this crime.

Of course, credit card theft and identity fraud are nothing new. However, there are steps you can take to prevent it from happening to you. For example, never carry your social security number, birth certificate or passport information with you. Always have your important documents that are difficult to replace in a safe, secured place.

On the other hand, there are those who never claim their own money, which also is unfortunate. Say, for example, that you get a part-time job, or you only worked a week and made $200 but paid $30 in taxes. The law says you don’t need to file taxes because you didn’t make enough to have to do so. Regardless, the money they took out of your check for taxes isn’t owed to the government. You should file regardless so that you can get a refund of your $30. When money is taken out of your check for taxes, it’s basically like a “pre-payment” on the taxes they assume you will pay at the end of the year. If you didn’t make enough to pay any taxes, then you are owed the money you paid in, not including things like Social Security and Medicare.

Watch Al Sunshine’s “Money Watch” reports Monday-Friday beginning at noon. You may find Al’s blog at

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Q+A with Kim Rodriguez of KR Personal Style

Kim Rodriguez

Q: What is your most important fashion tip?

A: There are several but the number one would be to make sure your clothes fit! I tell all my clients this. It does not matter if you are shopping low end or high end. If your clothes fit you properly you are already ahead of the game. If you love something that doesn’t fit perfectly off the rack, which is very common, buy it and visit a good tailor. Now you have a custom made piece for you.

Q: What are a few key pieces for spring that I should buy?

A: You don’t have to be a fashionista to look stylish. Color as always is so important for spring. It is much more prevalent than ever. If you aren’t used to color, stick to one either on the top or bottom. You can always pair any color with white or black (a little edgier). My favorite color to try this spring is yellow. It really can be a neutral. Agreat color blocked shoe or tribal print platform or flat is perfect to dress up any outfit. If you aren’t into brights, pastels are just as hot this season and they look amazing with the very trendy metallic shoe that is out there now. Metallic shoes are a great investment. They will work forever and can always be used as your neutral shoe.

Q: How do I dress sexy and not overdue it?

A: I love this question because it can be so easy to master this but many women have a hard time with the balance. For instance, the little dress: if it’s short, make sure it is not too low cut; if the dress is very low cut and tight, the hem length should really balance that low v neck and be longer; the tight, skinny jean: don’t do the half shirts that are out there now, please. A great fitting blazer with a low cut top and great heels is very sexy or pair the jeans with a sexy, sleeveless top and show your arms. Too much of anything is not that sexy, think balance.

Q: What are the essential pieces to every woman’s wardrobe?

A: These are the most important pieces, and will become the seasonless back bone of your wardrobe for all occasions:
• Jeans: you need a dark and lighter wash denim for dress and casual, white denim, and black if you like.
• Jacket: Well fitting, tailored black jacket, one that can be worn with a great dress or skirt and also with your favorite denim.
• White shirt and tees. You need these for layering and also for wearing on their own with great jewelry.
• Black Trousers; Trust me you need these in your closet. If you are only going to buy one pair I would buy a light weight tropical wool, slim fit through leg with a boot cut or light flair. Black skinny ankle lengths are always perfect as well.
• A Great black dress. Good quality, perfectly tailored dress that can be dressed up or worn to work functions, luncheons, dinners, etc. Change accessories and it is the “go to” dress
• Last but not least a great black and neutral bag and shoes.

Kim Rodriguez is a personal stylist who has worked in the fashion industry in New York and Miami for over 15 years. She can be reached at 305-989-1671, or by email at Kim@KRpersonalstyle.com or go online to www.facebook.com/KRpersonalstyle.com

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As you browse through this issue of your Cities newspaper, you will recognize that West Park is a city on the move. Over the years many positive changes have been implemented, programs, and events aimed at strengthening and revitalizing our community. Our major successes are many that have left our city cleaner, safer, and have saved you money. Our Summer Youth Programs have employed young people and we hope to find jobs for more youth this summer. We created city wide events, an active website, and recently cut the ribbon of our Outdoor Fitness Equipment at Mary Saunders Park. Additionally we have had much success with our Summer Camp (Camp Bravery), our Senior Program, our West Park Football and Cheerleading Program, and we established the Youth Advisory Council just, to name a few. Some of the latest changes are in the pages of this newspaper. Bus shelters will be installed soon throughout the city, and there are plans on the table for the State Road 7 (Federal Highway 441) corridor. Inside this issue you will see some of the activities that have taken place recently in the city. I am also proud to announce that the city has secured over the years approximately half a million dollars ($500,000) in grants and donations that have helped assist in some of the developments. We are very fortunate to live in a beautiful community made even lovelier by the abundance and diversity of our citizens. I can ensure you that continued progress and movement are just around the corner. We anticipate future development along 56th Avenue and the continuation of our traffic calming projects. Stay tuned for announcements on future economic projects that will ease any budget constraints. One of the goals of our monthly newspaper is to improve communication between us, and you, its citizens. It will be helpful to hear from you as we want to know if we are meeting your needs for information about your city undertakings, and its’ government. After all, if we are not providing what you want to know in the newspaper, you probably will not read it. I believe that many people have good ideas, but if we do not share them, how will we ever know. We want to do more than just recreate the wheel, but perhaps break some new ground with this newspaper. I believe that communication is important in city government. It is accomplished in many ways through verbal and written means, including our City’s web page. However, we hope our newspaper will provide another way for us to share information about services that directly affect you. Please feel free to call me at City Hall or leave a message and I will get back with you. This city belongs to all of us, and collectively we can thrive by bringing diverse ideas and ideologies together for a stronger and more vibrant West Park. Throughout my service, you have provided thoughtful ideas, solutions, feedback, and at times honest criticism. I thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and caring enough about your city to ensure your voice is heard. The best way to maintain our wonderful way of life is to stay involved and informed.

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Melanie Stevens: Oral (Ex)Traditions
With Performance by Maximiliano Martinez
First Thursday, August 4, 2016

Stories have the ability to document an expansive and unlimited range of human experiences. Likewise, these stories can also function as a method of erasure, persuasion and distortion. From the griots of West Africa to Grimm’s Fairy Tales, one can trace the values and belief systems of an entire society back to the kinds of parables, both fictional and factual, that they choose to engage with, as well as how they do so. Within the rich and long-standing traditions of American cinema, the power dynamics of the socio-political landscape have played out within the narratives found in film, culminating in who creates and tells these tales and from which perspective.

Oral (Ex)Traditions explores various aspects of various American movies in recent history: from their marketing and public positioning to their subtle connotations and mass consumption and acceptance.

Melanie Stevens is painter, writer and illustrator from Atlanta, Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree for Political Science from Yale University in 2001. She is the writer and creator of the graphic novel, ‘Black Picket Fences’ and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Fine Arts degree for Visual Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon.


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Monday, February 23, 2015

One Instructor's Flipped Classroom Philosophy

Earlier this month, our Education Development Centre hosted a teaching round table on the flipped classroom.  At the session, engineering instructor Shermeen Nizami shared her philosophy for flipping her own fourth year undergraduate class.

Nizami began by sharing Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory.  She found this after her first flipped course was over, but felt it correlated well with that happened in class.  As shown in the below diagram, there are innovators, early adopters, the early majority, the late majority, and the laggards.  The distribution of these groups is shown in blue, while market share of an innovation is shown in yellow.  A question Nizami asked herself was who is in the chasm? Why do some students feel like the flipped classroom teacher is not doing her job? ("I want you to lecture to me!") For any classroom innovation to be successful, we need buy-in from students.

Why flip in the first place? In any given class, 30% of learners are apparently blocked; they can't be reached.  60% might be described as passive learners, and only 10% as active learners.  Could flipping help bring more students into the active segment? Is it worth it? It is if you believe that more students fail a lecture-based class than an active class, and that the rates of retention claimed in the learning pyramid are even close to accurate.

How do you flip? Nizimi says teachers need to look through the eyes of a student, and help students see themselves as their own teachers.  The mindset of both the student and the teacher need to be flipped. The teacher needs to be careful to keep students at the points of maximal learning: at the edge of their comfort zone, but not quite into the panic zone.

Design thinking gave Nizimi an useful model with which to approach her classroom:
  • Empathize: validate the level of difficulty students face in class
  • Define: gain students' confidence that you are on their side and not trying to trick them
  • Ideate: involve students and come up with creative solutions
  • Prototype: create opportunities for students to try out the proposed solutions
  • Test: solicit student feedback; be brave
The round table ended before we got a chance to get into the meat of what Nizimi's students were actually asked to do before and during class, but I did appreciate the constant reminder that we should involve students in the learning process as much as possible.  Whether I get the opportunity to formally flip or not, I hope to keep that thought in mind in all my teaching practice.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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The newest attractions onlines and to have made some ripple in the alexa ratings is the moli site

I just created on account there to understand how it manages multiple accounts for people online. Not much a attraction for a new comer but is handy for a pro. Don’t expect your own blog to be put there.  They have their own domain registration services and they do have a blog hosting service.

You can have a control panel from which you can access all the billing account and general profile information. When Alexa finds a ripple in its results it lets you know from the Alexa blogs, they maintain it religiously and they have already declared facebook to be a out and out winner in its race wit MySpace. Orkut never lived upto its expectations in the United States,

Though in India you will find the rage still hot for the Orkut phenomenon the western countries seemingly have dropped it from its niche.

Here is one interesting article from Moli to get you a first hand feel about the interface. Cool stuff

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Pause for Prayer: FRIDAY 6/24

what will you ask of me today?
   - my time?
   - my forgiveness of someone who's hurt me?
   - a change of mind?
   - a change of heart?
   - a change of habit?
   - outreach to someone in need?
   - a return to the path I belong on?
   - a little more honesty with myself?
   - some time in prayer with you?
   - something known only to you and me?

Help me know what you ask of me today, Lord,
   and help me do it - today...

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Isis Innovation Establishes Business Incubator in China for Foreign Companies

Isis Innovation Establishes Business Incubator in China for Foreign Companies

source: Isis Innovation

Isis Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, has created a business incubator for foreign companies keen to establish a presence in China. The new 10,000m2 (100,000ft2 ) technology business incubator will accommodate up to 100 high technology companies working in fields such as automotive components, materials, agriculture, industrial automation and software. The newly created Jinhui International Technology Transfer Centre provides a complete range of global-standard business incubator services including business setup, recruitment, fundraising, company acceleration and government grant support. In partnership with European collaborators, the incubator will provide industrial design and product prototyping facilities that are unique in China.

Isis formed the Guangxi Liuzhou Jinhui International Science and Technology Company, which manages the business technology incubator, in June this year. Jinhui is the second joint venture company established by Isis in China.

JinhuiJinhui International Technology Transfer Centre. Click image to view large version.

In order to sustain Chinese economic growth the national government, in its 12th five-year plan, announced an emphasis on importing leading innovations and talented start-up teams. Schemes, such as the National 1,000 Talents Programme, have been established to provide funding support for both Chinese and foreign nationals looking to start companies. Numerous local, regional and national support schemes have enabled Chinese companies to access overseas experts and import technologies. In addition, Chinese entrepreneurs are encouraged to search for foreign investments opportunities that will improve their portfolio of products.

Liuzhou, with a population of 3.71m, is home to 3,000 companies including a number of joint ventures created by industrial giants such as General Motors, Nissan and Renault. The Mayor of Liuzhou, Mr W. Xiao, said: “Liuzhou is developing into an international economy. With the ongoing development of the city we are committed to gaining access to the worlds’ best new ideas in vehicle and automobile components, new energy products, non-ferrous metal materials processing, displays, creative software, tourism and other business fields.”

Dr Hongzhi Wang, Director of Jinhui, added: “The incubator has been specifically designed to serve the needs of both foreign businesses new to Liuzhou and innovative local businesses. As more Chinese companies begin to undertake their own product research and development we have identified an opportunity to provide world-class product design in the heartland of Chinese manufacturing.”

According to Dr David Baghurst, Head of Isis Enterprise Asia and Jinhui Project Lead: “Many overseas companies focus their Chinese expansion aspirations on the megacities of Shanghai, Beijing and the Pearl River Delta region. However, other excellent opportunities exist inland where many local governments are focusing efforts on establishing innovative technology companies. With our team’s experience in growing businesses in China, we are creating the ideal long-term environment for company development. We are keen to talk to innovators keen to start their China journey with support from the Isis international teams based in the UK, Hong Kong and Liuzhou.”

About Jinhui:

Jinhui Guangxi Liuzhou International Technology Co., Ltd. is a joint venture supported by the Liuzhou National Hi-tech Innovation Service Center and co-founded by the Isis Innovation in collaboration with several Chinese and international investment organizations. The new company is specialised in international high-technology based industrial transformation. The company’s main activity is the introduction of high-tech to new regions. The transferred items include patents, projects and state-of-the-art technologies generated by top international technology research institutes. The company’s areas of interest span the fields of new energy, new materials, state-of-the-art manufacturing, internet, modern agriculture, biological medicine, energy
conservation and environmental protection.

For Further Information:

Dr David Baghurst
Isis Innovation (Hong Kong) Limited.


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