For our final presentation of our own Better Big Words, we are supposed to come up with an artistic representation of some sort. Initially I was thinking of taking pictures that somehow model resilience, but then I realized that the content dog should wag the tail — my whole theory is about the potential of […]

Within my better big word, I decided to focus on what social resilience would look like. I just read Debra Davidson’s article and picked out some of my favorite quotes, which I will think through in this post, in an effort to build some connecting thoughts with other ideas I’ve come into contact with. All systems, […]

Upon my initial reading of C.S. Holling’s piece, “Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological, and Social Systems” I only partially understood his whole panarchy idea, I thought his models were intriguing but confusing, and it didn’t really occur to me how important his theory is to resilience. After going through the article again with Jim, it […]

Today in class we did a better big words speed dating session. It helped me formulate a better idea of what my project will turn into, but probably more importantly it made me realize what the gaps in my argument are. My elevator pitch went something like this (although it evolved every time I gave […]