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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.

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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 [...]

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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 of [...]

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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 50 [...]

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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 provide? [...]

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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.
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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 write [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Supporting physical communities with virtual tools presentation

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Strategy, Technology

I presented a short story at Steve Moore’s ‘All Together Now’ gathering, hosted by Sport England at Channel Four yesterday; it was fun. Also speaking were Gi Fernando, Antony Mayfield, Mark McGuiness, and it was all chaired by Rebecca Caroe.
It was great as I got to talk about sport stuff, and communities, and virtual tools, [...]

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