(PRWEB) May 10, 2006 -- On 2 May 2006, one of the Synergetics Collaborative's (www.synergeticists.org) co-founders, CJ Fearnley (www.CJFearnley.com), presented a model of Buckminster Fuller's "12 Degrees of Freedom Tensegrity Tetrahedron" to the Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40 time capsule.

As part of the Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award banquet, each winner was asked to present an object for the time capsule and say a few sentences about why they selected it. The time capsule will be opened on the 25th anniversary of the 40 Under 40 event in 2015.

"The 40 Under 40 program gives us an opportunity to put a spotlight on some of the young and increasingly influential leaders in our region," said Bernard Dagenais, editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal. "These individuals have established themselves as leaders through their professional and volunteer achievements. They have made a difference and can be expected to continue to do so in the years to come."

The text of CJ Fearnley's speech explaining why he chose to contribute a "12 Degrees of Freedom Tensegrity Tetrahedron" model to the time capsule follows:

     This is one of Buckminster Fuller's 12 degrees of freedom
     tensegrity structures which I assembled with the help of my
     non-profit, the Synergetics Collaborative. The key idea
     of a tensegrity is a system held together by a continuous
     "sea" of pull-force strings (the nylon thread) while its
     push-force struts (the knitting needles) do not touch.
     I selected a tensegrity model because my business and
     engineering philosophy has been inspired by Buckminster
     Fuller's Synergetics, his "Geometry of Thinking." For me,
     it models our inter-dependent responsibilities and the
     nature of dynamical stability. It "represents" the Linux
     and Debian communities, my company, LinuxForce's
     workforce teams, our market economy, our ecology,
     and much, much more.

A photo of CJ delivering the speech is on-line at
http://www.cjfearnley.com/pbj.40u40.jpg

Buckminster Fuller's "12 Degrees of Freedom Tensegrity Tetrahedron" is on-line at
http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/s04/figs/f0100.html

Synergetics Collaborative
The Synergetics Collaborative (SNEC) was initiated in August 2002 in a meeting between Russell Chu, Joe Clinton, CJ Fearnley, John Kirk, and Jeannie Moberly. SNEC organizes face-to-face workshops, symposia, seminars and other meetings to help explain and expand on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics. The Synergetics Collaborative is dedicated to educate and support research and understanding of the principles of Synergetics. SNEC is in the process of applying to be a non-profit educational organization. For more information refer to www.synergeticists.org.