XGENS PHILOSOPHY
Summary: DIGIVATIONS XGENS Global College Preparatory, Model UN Academies, and Cascadia Conferences (DXCIMUN) is a non-profit North American affiliate of NASA award winning DIGIVATIONS’ family of K-25 educational entities. XGENS.org offers homeschool, multidisciplinary career, professional development and leadership programs in fields encompassing STEM, the creative arts, cultural heritage, diplomacy, history, technology policy and scientific exploration. Since 1998, DIGIVATIONS’ Founders have invested their decades of experience acquired in Academia (UCLA, UBC), Government, Creative Arts, and Technology Industries, in establishing and positively enabling an international community of thousands of youth, educators and professionals to exponentially advance the fabric of society paralleling the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
DIGIVATIONS XGENS participates in several Model UN’s globally.
DIGIVATIONS XGENS participates in several Model UN’s globally.
XGENS PROGRAMS-DEDICATED TO: “INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS."
XGENS, XGENS.ORG, FEATURES YOUTH, PRE-COLLEGIATE, COLLEGIATE & PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING ACTION SUMMITS WHICH CATALYZE POSITIVE SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION. XGENS IS FOCUSED ON THE CONCEPT OF ORGANICALLY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EVOLUTIONARY FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS WHICH REENGINEER OBSOLETE SOCIETAL STRUCTURES IN K-12 AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, POLICY AND RESEARCH.
A VITAL ELEMENT OF XGENS WORK IS EXPLORING HOW The BRAVE NEW WORLD OF MEDIATED COGNITION CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES ON THE REWIRING OF THE BRAIN (CONNECTOME) IS IMPACTING AN INDIVIDUAL’S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY’S SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS TRANSFORMING LEARNING, ECONOMICS, AND INSTITUTIONS, AMONG OTHERS.
XGENS IS ALSO DEVELOPING AN ACADEMY OF EXPONENTIAL THINKING AND A SERIES OF FORUMS AND SUMMITS WHICH WILL OFFER INSIGHT INTO HOW OUR EXPONENTIAL GENERATIONS LEARN, THINK AND SOLVE CHALLENGES INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE SDG’s. THESE PROGRAMS WILL ALSO FOCUS ON NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISES, CAREERS AND TRAINING AND ESTABLISHING HEALTHIER SOCIETIES.
DIGIVATIONS' XGENS™, "ACADEMY OF EXPONENTIAL THINKING," IS A NATURAL OUTGROWTH OF NASA AWARD WINNING DIGIVATIONS™, DIGIVATIONS.COM, DIGIVATIONS™ CAMP DEMIGOD™ INSTITUTE (a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit), DEMIGODINSTITUTE.ORG, AND ITS OVERNIGHT INNOVATION & LITERARY CAMPS, campdemigod.org (Camphalf-blood.org, harrypottercamps.org, campfandom.org).
XGENS, XGENS.ORG, FEATURES YOUTH, PRE-COLLEGIATE, COLLEGIATE & PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING ACTION SUMMITS WHICH CATALYZE POSITIVE SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION. XGENS IS FOCUSED ON THE CONCEPT OF ORGANICALLY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING EVOLUTIONARY FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS WHICH REENGINEER OBSOLETE SOCIETAL STRUCTURES IN K-12 AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, POLICY AND RESEARCH.
A VITAL ELEMENT OF XGENS WORK IS EXPLORING HOW The BRAVE NEW WORLD OF MEDIATED COGNITION CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES ON THE REWIRING OF THE BRAIN (CONNECTOME) IS IMPACTING AN INDIVIDUAL’S PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY’S SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS TRANSFORMING LEARNING, ECONOMICS, AND INSTITUTIONS, AMONG OTHERS.
XGENS IS ALSO DEVELOPING AN ACADEMY OF EXPONENTIAL THINKING AND A SERIES OF FORUMS AND SUMMITS WHICH WILL OFFER INSIGHT INTO HOW OUR EXPONENTIAL GENERATIONS LEARN, THINK AND SOLVE CHALLENGES INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE SDG’s. THESE PROGRAMS WILL ALSO FOCUS ON NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISES, CAREERS AND TRAINING AND ESTABLISHING HEALTHIER SOCIETIES.
DIGIVATIONS' XGENS™, "ACADEMY OF EXPONENTIAL THINKING," IS A NATURAL OUTGROWTH OF NASA AWARD WINNING DIGIVATIONS™, DIGIVATIONS.COM, DIGIVATIONS™ CAMP DEMIGOD™ INSTITUTE (a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit), DEMIGODINSTITUTE.ORG, AND ITS OVERNIGHT INNOVATION & LITERARY CAMPS, campdemigod.org (Camphalf-blood.org, harrypottercamps.org, campfandom.org).
New Paradigms in Thinking and Problem Solving:
DIGIVATIONS XGENS is based on a philosophy of one its Founders, Dr. Steven Lee Berman, which proposes that, “New cognitive generations evolve every 3 to 5 years as a result of exponential technologies, corresponding processing of information and their direct impact on brain mediation, rewiring of the connectome. The core belief is that these new generations are also younger than 25.”
The ultimate impact of these new cognitive generations is an entirely different approach to learning, thinking and solving problems. It is the expectation that this immersively connected generation will establish global communities who will work together at accelerated and unprecedented rates to research, comprehend and equitably solve challenges. Harnessing these capabilities will lead to more positive outcomes underlying the issues relevant to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).
XGENS will focus on studying these outcomes which will lead to a better understanding of how we can all work together to solve societies’ greatest threats and challenges.
DIGIVATIONS XGENS is based on a philosophy of one its Founders, Dr. Steven Lee Berman, which proposes that, “New cognitive generations evolve every 3 to 5 years as a result of exponential technologies, corresponding processing of information and their direct impact on brain mediation, rewiring of the connectome. The core belief is that these new generations are also younger than 25.”
The ultimate impact of these new cognitive generations is an entirely different approach to learning, thinking and solving problems. It is the expectation that this immersively connected generation will establish global communities who will work together at accelerated and unprecedented rates to research, comprehend and equitably solve challenges. Harnessing these capabilities will lead to more positive outcomes underlying the issues relevant to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).
XGENS will focus on studying these outcomes which will lead to a better understanding of how we can all work together to solve societies’ greatest threats and challenges.
XGENS FURTHER DEFINED:
XGENERS BRING THE FUTURE TO TODAY
Dr. Steve believes that “Human capacity for positive change is driven by the "Power of the Platform" which shapes how we think, live, learn, work and play.”
XGENS = EXPONENTIAL GENERATION
DEFINED by Dr. Steve - "Information Age external genetic changes causing rewiring of the human connectome producing new generations of youth every 3 to 5 years . These external genetic affects are driven by exponential changes in technology, information consumption, assimilation and processing, and consequential sociological transformation resulting in radical evolution of thinking, living, learning, working and playing."
XGENERS BRING THE FUTURE TO TODAY
Dr. Steve believes that “Human capacity for positive change is driven by the "Power of the Platform" which shapes how we think, live, learn, work and play.”
XGENS = EXPONENTIAL GENERATION
DEFINED by Dr. Steve - "Information Age external genetic changes causing rewiring of the human connectome producing new generations of youth every 3 to 5 years . These external genetic affects are driven by exponential changes in technology, information consumption, assimilation and processing, and consequential sociological transformation resulting in radical evolution of thinking, living, learning, working and playing."
XGENS ERA DEFINED & EXTERNAL RESEARCH
WHEN: The most relevant time period could well be designated unsurprisingly as the iPhone era commencing in 2007, accelerating with the uptake of Facebook (2004 and beyond) and other social media platforms on a mobile device, firmly taking root with the iPad launch in 2010. Redefinition of game consoles and enablement of live multplayer interactions around the globe such as Xbox Live in 2002 also began to change the communications paradigm. Many other hyper accelerated changes were occurring in the world of communication technologies and associated entertainment. These changes were and are permeating society in unbridled ways presenting challenges to the human condition especially in the context of a person(s) ability to receive, process and logically apply data, and otherwise engage in, and solve a diverse array of cognitive tasks.
EXTERNAL RESEARCH: There is a developing body of research and a few interesting scientific arcticles attempting to address the interrelationship of technology, cognition and impact on neuralplasticity. One of the core impediments in conducting reliable research is defining the what and how of the research studies and the variables due to the continuous and rapid evolution of different forms of technology. The present state of research is such that the scientific community is far from being able to arrive at an acceptable consensus of cause and affect on even the most fundamental issues with the exception of clarity that "instant gratification" is being sought and effectively demanded along with potentially disintegration of focus.
WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHY DO WE CARE:
We do know that there are observable corollaries between cognition and different forms of technology.
Researchers have observed patterns in data indicating that while instant gratification has increased, and focus is challenged, depending on the technology, human interaction for certain tasks may be considerably enhanced.
The limited resources available to formulate an ecosystem of scientific research, constantly accelerating technology evolution, and the corollary pace of society will likely only yield an understanding of the XGEN ERA through observation and interaction of large numbers of youth in diverse settings chartered to engage in and complete various tasks across the spectrum of multiple intelligences. We believe that programs such as DIGIVATIONS XGENS, and DIGIVATIONS various programs including its ongoing NASA award winning DIGIVATIONS CAMP DEMIGOD INSTITUTUE Overnight Innovation & Literary programs provide the basis for such knowledge.
Essentially, Alvin Tofflers prognostication of "Future Shock" has been attained and exceeded in incalculable ways. However, ideally we should look at this ERA as one where education and knowledge, and the ever transforming societal landscape of learning, living, working and playing will bring abundance to all.
WHEN: The most relevant time period could well be designated unsurprisingly as the iPhone era commencing in 2007, accelerating with the uptake of Facebook (2004 and beyond) and other social media platforms on a mobile device, firmly taking root with the iPad launch in 2010. Redefinition of game consoles and enablement of live multplayer interactions around the globe such as Xbox Live in 2002 also began to change the communications paradigm. Many other hyper accelerated changes were occurring in the world of communication technologies and associated entertainment. These changes were and are permeating society in unbridled ways presenting challenges to the human condition especially in the context of a person(s) ability to receive, process and logically apply data, and otherwise engage in, and solve a diverse array of cognitive tasks.
EXTERNAL RESEARCH: There is a developing body of research and a few interesting scientific arcticles attempting to address the interrelationship of technology, cognition and impact on neuralplasticity. One of the core impediments in conducting reliable research is defining the what and how of the research studies and the variables due to the continuous and rapid evolution of different forms of technology. The present state of research is such that the scientific community is far from being able to arrive at an acceptable consensus of cause and affect on even the most fundamental issues with the exception of clarity that "instant gratification" is being sought and effectively demanded along with potentially disintegration of focus.
WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHY DO WE CARE:
We do know that there are observable corollaries between cognition and different forms of technology.
Researchers have observed patterns in data indicating that while instant gratification has increased, and focus is challenged, depending on the technology, human interaction for certain tasks may be considerably enhanced.
The limited resources available to formulate an ecosystem of scientific research, constantly accelerating technology evolution, and the corollary pace of society will likely only yield an understanding of the XGEN ERA through observation and interaction of large numbers of youth in diverse settings chartered to engage in and complete various tasks across the spectrum of multiple intelligences. We believe that programs such as DIGIVATIONS XGENS, and DIGIVATIONS various programs including its ongoing NASA award winning DIGIVATIONS CAMP DEMIGOD INSTITUTUE Overnight Innovation & Literary programs provide the basis for such knowledge.
Essentially, Alvin Tofflers prognostication of "Future Shock" has been attained and exceeded in incalculable ways. However, ideally we should look at this ERA as one where education and knowledge, and the ever transforming societal landscape of learning, living, working and playing will bring abundance to all.
