Dave,

I share the malaise of knowing we have some of the pieces but are clueless about the overall puzzle. Ecology is an appropriate term IMHO. However, learning ecology is too restrictive a concept. Learning is but an aspect of our ecology; it’s actually what enables us to adapt and prosper in the larger frame. In an era of collective intelligence, distributed cognition, and group mind, learning may not be the lens we need to look through.

Just a thought.

jay