He often appears as Socrates, the patron saint of good talk, based on his book Socrates' Way: Seven Master Keys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost.
Ron co-chairs of University Seminar on Innovation in Education at Columbia University. The focus of this seminar is on the process of learning -- in individuals, organizations, and society. Its scope includes learning throughout the lifespan, and via major institutions such as mass media, libraries, voluntary organizations, cyber-culture, and educational systems.
Ron is associated with Conversation Cafe, a website that promotes community, democracy, and wisdom world-wide through generating millions of open, respectful public conversations. Visit the Cafe and join a conversation.
You can reach Ron at grossassoc@aol.com.
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