Comments on: OilSim: Learning to explore for oil in an hour (IIL07) http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/ Inspiring connections through images Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:20:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Christine Martell Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:47:54 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-106 Beth, I know Olavar is working on a version about global warming. Coffee would be interesting also. Endless possibilities. The Leverage Software may be out of the price range for SIETAR, but maybe they have a non-profit version? Beth,
I know Olavar is working on a version about global warming. Coffee would be interesting also. Endless possibilities.

The Leverage Software may be out of the price range for SIETAR, but maybe they have a non-profit version?

]]> By: beth http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-102 beth Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:28:00 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-102 Fascinating stuff. OilSim sounds like great fun. I learned something about the industry just from reading your description of the simulation. It's an industry I'd like to know more about, since it's so central to world economics. I wonder if there's something similar for the coffee industry. (It's the second largest traded commodity, after oil, and of even more interest to me.) Any chance of trying the leverage software at SIETAR? Could be a good thing for the global conference next year. Fascinating stuff. OilSim sounds like great fun. I learned something about the industry just from reading your description of the simulation. It’s an industry I’d like to know more about, since it’s so central to world economics. I wonder if there’s something similar for the coffee industry. (It’s the second largest traded commodity, after oil, and of even more interest to me.)

Any chance of trying the leverage software at SIETAR? Could be a good thing for the global conference next year.

]]> By: Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Christine Martell Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:36:12 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-103 Olavur, your homeland is fascinating. I didn't even know it existed before I met you, nor had I heard of the Faroe language. You must be at the forefront of the economic changes the islands are going through as it moves from it's fishing and ranching past into technology. What an important and exciting role to play! I bet the story of how you came from being a child on the islands to designing such effective simulation learning is very interesting. It's inspiring to think of the differences you must be making on a daily basis. Olavur, your homeland is fascinating. I didn’t even know it existed before I met you, nor had I heard of the Faroe language.

You must be at the forefront of the economic changes the islands are going through as it moves from it’s fishing and ranching past into technology. What an important and exciting role to play! I bet the story of how you came from being a child on the islands to designing such effective simulation learning is very interesting. It’s inspiring to think of the differences you must be making on a daily basis.

]]> By: Olavur Ellefsen http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Olavur Ellefsen Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:35:12 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-105 Christine Thanks for the feed-back and description. I am glad you learned so much from the session. You got most of it right too, although technically Faroe Islands are part of the Danish kingdom and not the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands The presentation from the session is available at Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/olavur/putting-energy-into-learning Olavur Christine

Thanks for the feed-back and description.

I am glad you learned so much from the session.

You got most of it right too, although technically Faroe Islands are part of the Danish kingdom and not the UK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands

The presentation from the session is available at Slideshare.

http://www.slideshare.net/olavur/putting-energy-into-learning

Olavur

]]> By: Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Christine Martell Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:13:51 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-104 Janet, Glad to hear my session was well received. It was really hard to choose, there were so many great sounding sessions. I had another experience with the software. I met another person at the award dinner, ran into him at the entrance to breakfast the next morning. We ended up getting so involved talking we missed the morning keynote. When I got home and opened the People Connect, he was at the top of the list of suggested matches. Once again, I didn't recognize the connection in the profile, but found a lot in person. So it must be doing some kind of pattern recognition that doesn't necessarily translate into the written profiles as we see them. I certainly would trust it's suggestions more in the future, and it also has me thinking about how I might enter better descriptions in my own profile. Janet,
Glad to hear my session was well received. It was really hard to choose, there were so many great sounding sessions.

I had another experience with the software. I met another person at the award dinner, ran into him at the entrance to breakfast the next morning. We ended up getting so involved talking we missed the morning keynote. When I got home and opened the People Connect, he was at the top of the list of suggested matches. Once again, I didn’t recognize the connection in the profile, but found a lot in person. So it must be doing some kind of pattern recognition that doesn’t necessarily translate into the written profiles as we see them. I certainly would trust it’s suggestions more in the future, and it also has me thinking about how I might enter better descriptions in my own profile.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://www.christinemartell.com/2007/10/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Janet Clarey Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:07:42 +0000 http://christinemartell.com/2007/10/03/oilsim-learning-to-explore-for-oil-in-an-hour-iil07/#comment-101 Christine- This is a great story! I had wondered how the community software would work. It seemed to have worked perfectly in this instance. I wish I had attended both your session and Olavur's. I heard both were excellent. Thanks for illustrating how the Leverage Software worked. Christine-
This is a great story! I had wondered how the community software would work. It seemed to have worked perfectly in this instance. I wish I had attended both your session and Olavur’s. I heard both were excellent. Thanks for illustrating how the Leverage Software worked.

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