Bryan Ngo Questions 1-10

1. T/F culture is defined as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.

(True Module 2.3)

2. What is the 11th hour?

(The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. Module 2.3 <11thhouraction.com/seethefilm>)

3. What are the elements of the larger society that you want embodied in your ecovillage?

(Small group discussion. Module 2.4 pg 13)

4. T/F Part of Listening and Reconnecting with Nature GOALS is developing sensitivity and receptivity to Nature required to do the work of competent and inspired ecovillage designing.

(True. Module 2.4 pg 14)

5. What is the Global Footprint Network?

(Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the ecological footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what. Module 2.5 pg 1.)

6. T/F A consequence of reduced economic activity is that from this point forward we will have a surplus of labor.

(True. Module 2.6 pg 4)

7. If you live in a city, is it possible to grow a great deal of food within the city limits?

(Yes, it is possible. Module 2.6 pg 6)

8. What are virtual assets?

(Virtual assets are stocks, bonds, cash and anything with no intrinsic value. Module 2.6 pg 5

9. T/F Hofstede's definition of culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another.

(True. Module 2.2 pg 51)

10. What is the symposium designed for?

(The Symposium is designed to accelerate the Great Turning to a just and sustainable world. It awakens us and reconnects us with our place in the web of life. Module 2.3 Awakening the Dreamer