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Ken Robinson: How to escape education’s death valley
Excellent stuff: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how...

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Link roundup
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Mind the (Agility) Gap Big Lottery Fund announces £15 million of funding for digital skills MOOC’s – What Are They? The Camden...

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Successful digital engagement course launches
Today my new online course, successful digital engagement, kicks off over at School of Digital. I’m excited, and nervous. I’ve not done something like this before. I’m pretty sure...

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THIS IS WATER – By David Foster Wallace
Just fabulous.

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Link roundup
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: How we used email as a customer support system at mySociety Ten propositions about digital technology later in life Reflections on WebSci13 John Carey...

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Convenience vs control
Everything in life is becoming a balance of convenience versus control. Only, it’s not so much of a balance as a mass grab for convenience. Sometimes this doesn’t matter, sometimes it...

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Playful Civics
Last weekend, I had the honor of being on a plenary panel at MIT8 talking about publics and counterpublics in a networked context. My remarks focused on the idea of playful civics – or, how...

Place Of Social Media

Webchat on social media in parish councils
As part of our work supporting NALC in their inquiry into the future of localism, I’m facilitating a webchat on the use of social media in parish, town and community councils. It’s...

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Participatory Budgeting in North America: Use of Technology 2012/2013
As was to be expected, I greatly enjoyed the Participatory Budgeting Conference this past weekend. Always nice to meet folks in person, learn a few things, and make new connections with instigators...

Intellitics Blog

PB Conference: “Digital Engagement Across the PB Lifecycle”
Here are my slides from our technology panel earlier today (see program): Session C: Tech Tools for PB (DH 231) This session will focus on the key issues and questions that people should consider...

Intellitics Blog