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Research Track (4 years)

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Sessions:

6-7.10.2022

27-28.10.2022

17-18.11.2022

15-16.12.2022

12-13.01.2023

2-3.02.2023

23-24.02.2023

16-17.03.2023

20-21.04.2023

11-12.05.2023

8-9.06.2023

22-23.06.2023

School of Thinking

Workflow – Cohort Upsilon (2023/2024)
Regular Track – Remote

For the printable agenda in PDF please see ‘Schedule, cohort Upsilon: 2023/24‘.

Semester 1

  • Reading assignments bundle #1

SESSION 1

 Thu, 12.10.23, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 19.10.23, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom(link)

12.10 | 10:00-11:30; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży, Marta Lenartowicz

12.10 |12:00-18:00*; Fallacies and Biases, Maciej Świeży (*12:00-13:15 | 14:15-16:00 | 16:30-18:00)

19.10 |10:00-16:00*; The Locus of Thought, Marta Lenartowicz (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:15 | 14:15-16:00)

19.10 |16:30 – 18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

  • Reading assignments bundle #2
  • Question Log

SESSION 2

 Thu, 09.11.23, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 16.11.23, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

9.11 | 10:00-16:00*; The Brain, Balthasar Tirosh (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

16.11 | 10:00-13:30*; Embodied Cognition, Meredith Root-Bernstein (*10:00 – 11:30 | 12:00-13:30)

16.11 | 14:00-18:00* Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży (*14:30-16:00 | 16:30 – 18:00) 

  • Portfolio Task Descriptions: Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3

Portfolio Tasks 1-3, Illeism, Intervention & Dialogue

  • Reading assignments bundle #3
  • Question Log

SESSION 3

 Thu, 07.12.23, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 14.12.23, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

7.12 | 10:00 – 11:30; What is Thinking #1, Francis Heylighen

7.12 | 12:00-13:30*; Intelligence & Creative Thinking #1, Edward Nęcka

7.12 | 14:30-16:00 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

14.12 | 10:00-16:00*; Critical Thinking, Karin Verelst (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00 – 13:15 | 14:15-16:00)

14.12 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 1 (illeism), Part 1 – with Iwona Sołtysińska (45 minutes)

  • Consultations signup sheets
  • Reading assignments bundle #4
  • Question log

SESSION 4

 Thu, 11.01.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 18.01.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

11.01 | 10:00-11:30; What is Thinking #2, Francis Heylighen

11.01 | 12:00-13:30*; Intelligence & Creative Thinking #2, Edward Nęcka

11.01 | 14:30-16:00 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

18.01 | 10:00-16:00*; Co-Thinking, Iwona Sołtysińska (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30 – 16:00)

18.01 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 2 (intervention), Part 1 – with Sayfan G. Borghini (45 minutes)

  • Consultations signup sheets
  • Reading assignments bundle #5

SESSION 5

 Thu, 01.02.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 08.02.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

01.02 | 10:00-11:30 What is Thinking #3, Francis Heylighen

01.02 | 12:00-13:30; Intelligence & Creative Thinking #3, Edward Nęcka

01.02 | 14:30-16:00 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

08.02 | 10:00-16:00; Extended Mind, Katarina Petrovic, Orion Maxted, Clement Vidal

08.02 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 3 (dialogue), Part 1 – with Marta Lenartowicz (45 minutes)

  • Consultations signup sheets

Portfolio partial deadline – first parts of portfolio assignments submitted and first round of consultations for tasks #1, #2 and #3 completed by this point.

  • Quiz 1 (Deadline: tbd)

‘Thinking about Thinking’ quiz 1, Balthazar Tirosh, Meredith Root-Bernstein, Francis Heylighen, Lotte van Lith, Weaver D.R. Weinbaum & Marta Lenartowicz

  • Quiz summary

Semester 2

  • Reading assignments bundle #6

SESSION 6

 Thu, 22.02.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 29.02.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

22.02 | 10:00-11:30 What is Thinking #4, Francis Heylighen

22.02 | 12:00-13:30 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

22.02 | 14:30-16:00; Beautiful Minds (introduction), Weaver D.R. Weinbaum 

29.02 | 10:00 – 16:00*; Nurturing Intelligence, Lotte Van Lith (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

29.02 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

  • Reading assignments bundle #7

SESSION 7

 Thu, 21.03.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 28.03.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

21.03 | 10:00-11:30 What is Thinking #5, Francis Heylighen

21.03 | 12:00-13:30 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

21.03 | 14:30-16:00; Beautiful Minds (introduction), Weaver D.R. Weinbaum 

28.03 | 10:00-16:00*; Worldviews and Identities, Paul Wouters (*10:00-11:30 | 12:30 – 13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

28.03 | 14:30-16:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 3 (dialogue), Part 2 – with Marta Lenartowicz (45 minutes)

  • Consultations signup sheets
  • Reading assignments bundle #8

SESSION 8
18-19.04.2024

 Thu, 18.04.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 25.04.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

18.04 | 10:00-16:00*; Dialectical Thinking, Cadell Last (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

25.04 | 10:00-11:30; Engaged Thinking, self-managed by students

25.04 | 12:00:-16:00*; Beautiful Minds (workshop), Weaver D.R. Weinbaum (*12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

25.04 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 2 (intervention), Part 2 – with Sayfan G. Borghini (45 minutes)

  • Reading assignments bundle #9

SESSION 9

 Thu, 16.05.24, 10-16: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 23.05.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

16.05 | 10:00-16:00*; Systems Thinking, Stefan Blachfellner (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

23.05 | 10:00-16:00*; Complexity Thinking, Sayfan G. Borghini (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00 – 13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

23.05 | 16:30-18:00; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży

Portfolio consultations – Task 1 (illeism), Part 2 – with Iwona Sołtysińska (45 minutes)

SESSIONS 10 & 11

 Thu, 06.06.24, 10-18: SEED DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 13.06.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)
Thu, 20.06.24, 10-18: EXPLORE DAY via Zoom (link)

06.06 | 10:00-11:30 Thinking Better, Francis Heylighen, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Gerard de Zeeuw, Edward Nęcka

06.06 | 12:00-18:00*; Game Thinking, Weaver D.R. Weinbaum (*12:00-13:30 | 14:30 – 16:00 | 16:30-18:00)

13.06 | 10:00:-16:00*; Beautiful Minds (workshop), Weaver D.R. Weinbaum (*10:00-11:30 | 12:00-13:30 | 14:30-16:00)

20.06 | 10:00-13:30; Engaged Thinking, self-organized by students

20.06 | 14:30-18:00*; Thinking Studio, Maciej Świeży (15:30-16:00, 16:30-18:00) 

  • Quiz 2

‘Thinking about Thinking’ quiz 2, Marta Lenartowicz, Weaver D.R. Weinbaum & Paul Wouters

  • Quiz summary

Portfolio submission deadline (15.06) All three tasks of the portfolio (Illeism, Intervention, Dialogue) submitted by this point.