I enjoyed podcasting with Oregon 4-H’s state program leader Roger Rennekamp last week and learning more about 4-H’s Science, Engineering, and Technology initiative (SET). Roger and the Oregon 4-H team bring a great program to youth across the state.
“Currently, 4-H SET projects reach more than 5.9 million youth in urban, suburban and rural communities across America. In order to address our nation’s challenge, 4-H is committed to involving 1 million new young people in SET projects over the next five years.” More here…
Amazing efforts underway in Oregon to meet SET goals….check out our podcast:
“Currently, 4-H extends the knowledge and research base of Oregon State University to more than 150,000 young people across Oregon through a network of 5000 volunteers and 120 faculty and staff. Through strategic deployment of resources and curriculum, 4-H offers a unique and powerful solution to the country’s shortage of scientists and engineers. For years, 4-H has utilized an experiential, hands-on approach for helping young people learn science content. But, being ready for new century careers involves more than academic competence. Young people must possess life skills necessary to navigate complex human systems while acting with integrity and character.”
~~ SET.pdf
Patty Seybold is involved in great work with Uganda Rural Development and Training Program and Founder & CEO of Patty Seybold Group. Uganda Rural University for Women is first Uganda university to offer educational opportunities in integrated rural development. In our podcast Patty and I discuss this amazing story of grassroots innovation, learning celebration, and community empowerment. We’re looking forward to having her in Oregon May 22nd 2008.
I’m excited about our partnering with Oregon Business Council. We’re collaborating on Oregon Business Plan podcast channel and expect interesting results as we explore using the Internet as our open platform in fostering ideas/learning among communities moving Oregon Business Plan forward. We had a great experience podcasting at the Sixth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit. Thanks to everyone on our summit podcast team in making our pilot project a success.
Great podcast with social historian Dr. Bruce Piasecki last week and I find the thesis in his new book World Inc provocative as we think about changing climate of global business, The S Frontier, and recipe of cooperation needed to help foster a sustainability vision for our planet. Oregon already leads the way in many of the ideas presented in the book 8 years in the making and now translated in Japanese. Piasecki says capitalism is transforming, companies going global, will confront the issue and learning around going green as well, or risk going extinct … enjoy the podcast!
Of the world’s 100 largest economies, 51 are corporations, not nations
The top 300 multinationals own 25 percent of the world’s total assets
More than 40 percent of all world trade takes place among
multinational corporations
Listen:
“In the growing, global business, there are new grounds for hope in this century.”
- Bruce Piasecki
