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Dear Aacorners (and Claus), Thank you Claus - for me this is an interesting idea and his thoughts struck a cord with me - reminding me of a recent conversation that I had with a few people from culture exchange (a UK pressure group). Here we spoke about the need for an international network able to occupy and explore the place beyond creativity - in this conversation we suggested that such a place would be where 'creativity collided with action' and at that point - if you like - from the 'fall-out' of this collison - how we capture its learning and consequences - we talked of 'genesis, birth' and 'rebirth' etc and then moved our conversation toward pracitical responseses - still a little vague - but interesting!! - I was challenged by the conversation - their comments were all very appropriate - for many of us here in Europe also very timely - so it did give me food for thought - where and how? Of course then other things come along and these thoughts get stored way etc... Of course, this comment is not necessarily a direct response to Claus - but I write because I agree with him - aacorn could faciliate an interesting international network that exploits its membership and maximises their contribution. At present, aacorn is little more than a virtual noticebaord - and for me, this is a wasted opportunity! For me, an interesting application to COST (with a sub-group of like-minded people from aacorn) could focus on something like - the succession beyond creativity - whether it be creation (the place where create and action collide) or some other issue in another direction - of course not a totally unrelated topic - as we can claim that we do possess a core of interest that keeps us together - so what could we do? This is exciting opportunity - yet before this perhaps I should raise the most imprtant prudent question - do we want to move forward or are we content to remain where and how we are at present? We have a group of nearly 300 persons - consider the rich experience and knowledge this group holds - what could we do with this? Would we gain from a project that galvinises us or would colleagues perceive this to be a distraction? For me, I wonder if this type of activity is exactly the type of activity that we do need - after all no-one who does not want to get involved needs to do so - but for those who do - well it seems to me, a group like this, could produce a very interesting and timely application to COST (or similar) and perhaps now is the time to rehearse this as a viable option? apologies to anyone who perhaps finds this suggestion inappropriate etc.. Best regards, Ian King Dr. Ian W. King Professor of Aesthetics and Management University of the Arts, London 20 John Princes Street London W1G 0BJ ________________________________________ From: Aesthetics, Creativity, and Organisations Research Network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claus Noppeney [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 26 January 2012 16:22 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: EU - COST Program Dear AACORNER Some of you might have heard about the EU COST program. Basically, it enables research network activities in Europe - also in the domain "Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health". Each COST Action is a network centred around nationally-funded research projects in fields that are of interest to at least five COST countries. COST provides the COST Actions with financial support for joint activities such as conferences, short-term scientific exchanges and publications. Each COST Action has an objective, defined goals and clear deliverables. COST Actions have located their topic into one of COST’s scientific Domains --> http://www.cost.esf.org/about_cost Researchers who wish to launch a new Action first submit a short proposal to the continuous COST Open Call for Proposals, which is then evaluated by the Domain Committee. If the proposal is accepted, the applicantis are invited to submit a full proposal with a complete Technical Annex (the scientific and managerial description of an Action). The full proposal is then assessed through a peer review process. Who is experienced with COST? Is there interest to establish an AACORN related project with COST? Looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes Claus. -- Dr.oec. HSG Claus Noppeney Forschungsprofessor Hochschule der Künste Bern & Fachbereich Wirtschaft Berner Fachhochschule Fellerstrasse 11 3027 Bern Mobil +41 (0)77 472 2243 [log in to unmask]