glyph#400: freeorder generators, forges, vortices ... learning, investment, action ... fellowship, conversation, interesting work . a job that needs to be done ... catalyzing the emergence of freeorder (what's good for explorers) ... ongoing, evolving Popperian/Socratic discussion enriched by testing through action . conjecture & refutation forever, unended quest ... entrepreneurial response to the problems of sustaining civilization, both within individuals and among individuals

Explorers Foundation is a forge, a freeorder generator.
Forges are composed of vortices supported by core services.

Prerequisite definitions

   freeorder: What's good for explorers, within them and among them.
   forge: freeorder generator, a kind of venture.
   vortex: a whirl of elements, spinning around a center.

What is a vortex? People engaged together to catalyze and sustain the emergence of freeorder through learning, investment, and action. Vortices are the principal drivers of forges, the source of energy and fellowship.

Who makes a vortex? People interested in a particular aspect of the emergence of freeorder who wish to belong to a group of learners who invest in people and projects that are instructive, and who act based on what they learn.

Why do we make vortices? We have decided that provoking the emergence of freeorder is interesting work, and we have seen that spinning vortices extends studies and actions that we have done and would continue to do even if Explorers Foundation and similar forges did not exist. The fellowship found in a vortex and among vortices brings joy, hope, and a sense of increased power to learn and to make change.

Leif Smith, July 7, 2007

http://explorersfoundation.org/glyphery/400.html
July 8, 2007