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I am [[User:Seth|Seth Frey]], I post here, think like notes on my reading and exciting things that are exciting.   
 
I am [[User:Seth|Seth Frey]], I post here, think like notes on my reading and exciting things that are exciting.   
  
I am a student of community and cooperation on the ground, in the ivory tower, and everywhere in between. On the ground I have devoted myself to the cooperative movement, developing member-owned enterprises both locally and nationally. Academically, I study cooperation, group structure, and collective action.  What does it mean for a group's or an organization's structure to reflect the structure of its problems?  To explore this question, I started a Ph.D. in Indiana University's [http://www.cogs.indiana.edu/ Cognitive Science] and [http://www.soic.indiana.edu/ Informatics] programs as a student of Robert L. Goldstone, Elinor Ostrom, Peter M. Todd, and Johan Bollen.  Before that, I was a student of Yaneer Bar-Yam at the New England Complex Systems Institute ([http://necsi.org NECSI]).  I am receiving interdisciplinary [http://igert.cogs.indiana.edu/ training] with the support of the National Science Foundation, incorporating economics, psychology, sociology, and organization theory, with tools from computer science and complex systems.
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I am a student of community and cooperation on the ground, in the ivory tower, and everywhere in between. On the ground I have devoted myself to the cooperative movement, developing member-owned enterprises both locally and nationally. Academically, I study cooperation, group structure, and collective action.   
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What does it mean for a group's or an organization's structure to reflect the structure of its problems?  To explore this question, I started a Ph.D. in Indiana University's [http://www.cogs.indiana.edu/ Cognitive Science] and [http://www.soic.indiana.edu/ Informatics] programs as a student of Robert L. Goldstone, Elinor Ostrom, Peter M. Todd, and Johan Bollen.  Before that, I was a student of Yaneer Bar-Yam at the New England Complex Systems Institute ([http://necsi.org NECSI]).  I am receiving interdisciplinary [http://igert.cogs.indiana.edu/ training] with the support of the National Science Foundation, incorporating economics, psychology, sociology, and organization theory, with tools from computer science and complex systems.
  
 
I also practice what I preach; I am a community organizer, focusing on cooperative business models. I am a founder of [http://bloomingtoncoop.org Bloomington Cooperative Living], a local member-owned housing co-op. I am an advisor to the [http://btowncooperativeplots.dwiel.net Bloomington Cooperative Plots Eco-Village]. I serve the cooperative movement nationally on the [http://www.nasco.coop/development/ NASCO Development Services board].
 
I also practice what I preach; I am a community organizer, focusing on cooperative business models. I am a founder of [http://bloomingtoncoop.org Bloomington Cooperative Living], a local member-owned housing co-op. I am an advisor to the [http://btowncooperativeplots.dwiel.net Bloomington Cooperative Plots Eco-Village]. I serve the cooperative movement nationally on the [http://www.nasco.coop/development/ NASCO Development Services board].
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I like to talk about the interactions between cooperative research and
 
I like to talk about the interactions between cooperative research and
 
lifestyles, like in [http://www.tedxbloomington.com this recent short talk] for the TEDx franchise.  I love people’s fascinations (peculiar or not), and fixing things (broken or not).
 
lifestyles, like in [http://www.tedxbloomington.com this recent short talk] for the TEDx franchise.  I love people’s fascinations (peculiar or not), and fixing things (broken or not).
 
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I am Seth Frey, I post here, think like notes on my reading and exciting things that are exciting.

I am a student of community and cooperation on the ground, in the ivory tower, and everywhere in between. On the ground I have devoted myself to the cooperative movement, developing member-owned enterprises both locally and nationally. Academically, I study cooperation, group structure, and collective action.

What does it mean for a group's or an organization's structure to reflect the structure of its problems? To explore this question, I started a Ph.D. in Indiana University's Cognitive Science and Informatics programs as a student of Robert L. Goldstone, Elinor Ostrom, Peter M. Todd, and Johan Bollen. Before that, I was a student of Yaneer Bar-Yam at the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI). I am receiving interdisciplinary training with the support of the National Science Foundation, incorporating economics, psychology, sociology, and organization theory, with tools from computer science and complex systems.

I also practice what I preach; I am a community organizer, focusing on cooperative business models. I am a founder of Bloomington Cooperative Living, a local member-owned housing co-op. I am an advisor to the Bloomington Cooperative Plots Eco-Village. I serve the cooperative movement nationally on the NASCO Development Services board.

I like to talk about the interactions between cooperative research and lifestyles, like in this recent short talk for the TEDx franchise. I love people’s fascinations (peculiar or not), and fixing things (broken or not).