This is as brief as possible a report on the Transition Network web project, specifically funded by Tudor Trust with £50,000 in 2008. This report covers the period of January 2009 until December 2011. It is made up of some contextual background, brief outlines about the central project elements, two key stories, some figures, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Technology'
End of project report for Transition Network web project
January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Facilitation, Strategy, Technology
Tags:community·engagement·Facilitation·lessonslearnt·management·Technology·theory·transition
Transition Network food project database beta launch
November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Facilitation, Technology
Food project case studies is the first web service to come out of the Transition Web Project. Transition Network Web Co-ordinator Ed Mitchell gives us an outline and invites you to participate.
Media Sandbox showcase and publication launch
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Technology
I am a big fan of the iShed‘s ‘Media Sandbox‘ programme. I have been lucky enough to facilitate some of their big events, which have been excellent learning opportunities as well as good facilitation excercises. The launch event for Media Sandbox 2009 included an exercise we called ‘Golden rules‘ which is now providing me with [...]
Bristol Bioblitz blog: the secret was in the content
July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Events, Technology
I recently helped out Berry Goddard and Savita Custead of the Bristol Natural History Consortium team by setting up and explaining how to use a WordPress blog, flickr id, and youtube channel for their Bristol Bioblitz event. Bioblitz is a new model; think: nature watch meets science engagement meets family fun and geeky naturalist kind [...]
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BBC Learning Unplugged: event report
July 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events, Facilitation, Technology
This is a report on the BBC Learning Unplugged event in Bristol, 26 June 2009. James Richards (BBC Learning Development) and Myles Runham (BBC Learning) co-hosted the event with Clare Reddington (Ished); I designed and facilitated it with help from Jack Martin Leith. There were approximately 65 attendees, made up of 15 BBC folk and [...]
Tags:bbc·bristol·design·event·Facilitation·gig·innovation·lab·learning·media·pervasive·unplugged·watershed·workshop
Wanted: real questions for digital communications innovation lab
November 28th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Events, Technology
Do you or your organization have a question about how to use digital communication technologies that you would like a room full of experts to workshop for free? Are there people you feel you could engage with in new ways with these new technologies? A campaign you want to support? A service you wish to [...]
Tags:bristol·event·Facilitation·launch·media·mediasandbox·sandbox·Strategy·work
Which Widget for What? Media Sandbox 2008 Report.
November 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Events, Facilitation, Strategy, Technology
Attached is the final report about the facilitation work done with iShed for the Media Sandbox 2008 development scheme. It covers all of our strategic planning, the tools we used, activities we pursued (and chose not to pursue), the lessons we learnt and the metrics we measured by. And there are some handy diagrams. Download [...]
Tags:blended·community·Facilitation·knowledge·lessonslearnt·media·mediasandbox·organisation·report·sandbox·Strategy·web2
Networking – past, present and future
October 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments · Events, Facilitation, Strategy, Technology
This is a write up of a presentation I gave about networking at The Knowledge and Innovation Network‘s gathering in March 2008. I am suddenly inspired to write this up after enjoying Ron Donaldson‘s excellent ecological explanation of web2 and Dominic Campbell‘s admirable work for Barnet Council at Unicom’s social tools conference this week (great [...]
Tags:design·Facilitation·networking·networks·personality·theory
Lessons Learnt: CILIP online communities
June 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Facilitation, Strategy, Technology
From August 2006 to July 2007 I worked with CILIP‘s Department of Knowledge and Information to help them prepare for, establish and nurture their online membership communities. It was a wonderful experience; we all worked hard breaking new boundaries, and we all learnt a huge amount about all sorts of things one encounters while getting [...]
Community members opinions and how to handle them
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Facilitation, Technology
As you might know, I find equal inspiration for group facilitation from the online and offline worlds. As well as this, I find inspiration from books and blogs etc. just as much as it exists in pubs, parties, festivals and life on the streets around me – there are lessons to be learnt all over [...]
