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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The monthly Odyssey of the Mind forum, inspired by the well-known K-12 activity of the same name, has three overarching goals:
1. Create an energetic, ambitious, and generous community that is comfortable enough with one another and themselves to explore the frontiers of science.
2. Stimulate visionary, big picture thinking and motivate CRĀSI members to look for and solve ‘hard’ problems.
3. Serve as a starting point for deeper technical discussion, team building, and center-type proposal generation.
Each forum is led by a CRĀSI member. The topic is unknown to the broader community until the start of the event. Teams of unlikely researchers (~5 people), each with orthogonal expertise, are pre-assigned. After a brief introduction of the topic and an associated ‘problem,’ teams breakout for a 30-minute discussion. Each team then presents its insights, difficulties, and potential solutions to the larger group. Outcomes are summarized and recorded for all forum attendees. Review forums are used on a semi-annual basis to select a past topic or emergent area for an in-depth workshop to further develop the science and team.
