We learn by venturing out of our comfort zones, and conversation is probably the most effective learning medium ever invented. My mind is still reeling from attending the Accelerating Change Conference at Stanford last weekend. Scientists, mathematicians, and very deep geeks are not my usual conversational partners.

Here's a quiz. Where would you guess people from these places are coming together?

European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning
Giunti Interactive Labs, Italy
IBM Center for Advanced Learning, USA
INSEAD, France
Internet Time Group, USA
Intrallect, UK
LIFIA & FuturEd, Canada
Ministry of Education, Bahrain
PAAET, Kuwait
Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), Portugal
School of Business "Career", Russia
Swedish Net University Agency
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Switzerland
The Learning Federation, Curriculum Corporation, Australia
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

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