The extension educator's role as 21st century platform
1. The Extension Educator's Role as 21st
Century Platform Builders
Jim Langcuster @ExtensionGuy
langcjc@aces.edu
Anne Adrian @aafromaa
aadrian@extension.org
National eXtension Conference
October 3, 2012
8. Become defined by how we
contribute to ecosystems —
platforms — assuring optimal
levels of sharing, serendipitous
insights and innovative thinking.
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9. 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
10. Jim Langcuster @ExtensionGuy
langcjc@aces.edu
Anne Mims Adrian @aafromaa
aadrian@extension.org
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11. 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
Publication and Video on Platforms
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