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| + | I also want to discover ways of describing civic intelligence to people around me. Civic intelligence is not well understood as a field or practice and I would like to educate them as best I can. I think that the references that we find and use throughout this quarter and beyond will be useful and I hope that this information will become available to the public. | ||
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Revision as of 12:41, 23 April 2011
Contents
Bio
Class Questions
Why am I interested in civic intelligence?
The term "civic intelligence" is one that I have not encountered prior to this class. Since this was the first time I had seen or heard of it, I was not sure what to think so I researched the term.
- civic
- (adverb) of, or relating to a citizen, a citizenship or community affairs
- intelligence
- (noun) meaning the ability to learn, understand or to deal with new or trying situations. It also could mean the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria[1]
So combining the two terms into one, "civic intelligence" means a citizen, citizenship or city's collective ability to learn, understand or deal with new or trying situations. This is a broad term that encompasses nearly every spectrum of human life. Therefore, civic intelligence is an ongoing process that effects every job or duty, effecting every person.
I am interested in civic intelligence because, in my mind, increasing and developing civic intelligence contributes to the betterment of the human race. I believe that I can use the skills and information learned from this class in my future to contribute to the betterment of the human race.
What do I want to accomplish in this class?
I want to develop a deep and enduring understanding of what civic intelligence means to me and how I can use this knowledge in my future for the betterment of my community, of society and of the human race as a whole.
I also want to discover ways of describing civic intelligence to people around me. Civic intelligence is not well understood as a field or practice and I would like to educate them as best I can. I think that the references that we find and use throughout this quarter and beyond will be useful and I hope that this information will become available to the public.
