1. fno.org Power Learning 2.0 Beyond Interpretation to Synthesis

2. fno.org The Legacy of Mere Gathering Topical Research “Go find out about... “ Sydney Perth Adelaide raw materials, climate, population, etc.

3. fno.org Changing to Emphasize Literacies Analysis Interpretation Inference Looking beyond information for meaning, insight and understanding VisualNumericalTextMediaEthicalArtisticSocialEtc.

4. fno.org Synthesis: Adding Something New

5. fno.org No New Ideas under the Sun? Are we condemned to a cut-and-paste culture? Is conventional wisdom the best we can do? How about a generation of inventors, thinkers and artists capable of making life better?

6. fno.org Synthesis as Puzzling Moving, combining, adjusting, adapting ideas, elements and aspects SCAMPER - http://fno.org/jun01/building.htmlhttp://fno.org/jun01/building.html http://fno.org/sept01/covsept.html Substitute - Combine - Adjust - Modify - Put to Other Use - Eliminate - Reverse

7. fno.org Developing Good New Ideas Path of the Everyday Hero (Catford and Ray) 1) Having faith in your creativity 2) Suspending negative judgment 3) Practicing precise observation 4) Asking penetrating questions

8. fno.org Power Learning 2.0 Beyond Interpretation to Synthesis