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#openedMOOC Week 2: Copyright, the Public Domain, and the Commons
Jenny Connected
OCTOBER 9, 2017
An infographic created by Shihaam Donnelly from [link]. This week’s videos and readings are a lot more interesting than I anticipated.
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The Beginning of a New Work Adventure – Joining panagenda!
Elsua
JANUARY 18, 2017
. On January 20th, it will mark the 20th year anniversary since I started working in the IT industry. A lot has happened over the course of the last two decades both on a personal and work levels, as you can imagine, and, yet, it feels as if it was just yesterday.
Explaining to London’s Deputy Mayor how mapping can help connect Londoners and #reclaimourspaces
Social Reporter
OCTOBER 1, 2017
As I reported earlier in the this update , I’ve been working with community groups and networks to develop ideas for a more networked approach to support for London’s civil society.
Why you should Block people and your Community responsibility
Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Blocking People on Facebook: It’s not censorship -they are free to continue talking bollocks – I am exercising my freewill to say enough is enough. I belong to some pretty atrocious Facebook groups. Anti Muslim, anti gay, anti-anything not white, male and with a gun. Cos I’m nosey.
Knowmads: the battle of generations
Joitske Hulsebosch
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
Generational differences in the workplace is a kind of debate. On the one hand you have the people who believe there are differences and that every organization should be responsive to those differences.
Tilburg Legend(s): what’s in an icon?
Making CommunitySense
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Tilburg is at the heart of a region in the southern Netherlands which has traditionally been very socially innovative. This tradition is celebrated annually during the European Social Innovation Week, recently renamed to the Dear Future week. The TilburgsAns open source typeface.
New Leadership Tools: Finding Direction through Network Maps: Mini Case #1
Partnering Resources
MAY 3, 2017
Companies create organization charts that show hierarchies and reporting relationships. But work rarely gets done as it appears on an org chart. Instead, people operate through networks: informal webs of relationships that people instinctively form in the workplace.
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Rain
Michael Sampson - Currents
MARCH 13, 2017
We’ve had a drought in the part of New Zealand I live in. There’s been little rain for months, and the ground has shown the lack thereof. But it started raining – thankfully – last week, which has been good for Canterbury, but has had a less ideal response up north.
The Inner Dimension
Alchemy of Change
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
The impenetrability of the interior dimension, its secrecy, is what makes it so very precious and so very sacred. Featured Soul
Painting of Yellow Pepper New Orleans
Portals and KM
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Here is a 12" x 16" painting of a yellow pepper in New Orleans. The best way to easily see most of my paintings for s ale is to go to my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/bill.ives2 - and look at Photos and albums within Photos. I have three photo albums covering my art.
Hand Cycling around Bali
Jenny Connected
MAY 18, 2017
Map of Bali. At the beginning of this month I joined a group of hand cyclists who were raising money for REGAIN by cycling 320 km around Bali. Photo by Liz Pardey, Volunteer at Bali Sports Foundation.
Meeting intros…beyond the go around.
Michelle Laurie
OCTOBER 3, 2017
A few weeks ago, I got a request from someone new to facilitation asking about a great way to do introductions at a meeting. I have a lot of icebreakers up my sleeve but I was testing out something new at another meeting and had been given some ideas from an online group too.
Looking for ideas at @LDNCommMedia summit on how community media can help in Connecting Londoners. Here’s our headlines.
Social Reporter
JUNE 30, 2017
Originally posted on Connecting Londoners. I’m going to the London Community Media Summit later today, hoping to have some useful conversations about the role of local blogs, news sites, online communities and radio in Connecting Londoners and making London a more Networked City. It provides a good nudge for me to write some headlines summarising where we at, with reference links and notes.
Mark Zuckerberg as POTUS? President of USA and Facebook?
Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy
MAY 31, 2017
There’s quite a shift at the moment with the heavy hitters in social media and peer communities making a play into politics.
A world full of knowmads in 2020?
Joitske Hulsebosch
MARCH 24, 2017
John Moravec was the first to coin the term knowmad in the book Knowmad society. In this Tedtalk John poses an interesting statement about the 'rise of the knowmad'. " In 2020 45% of the workforce will be knowmads ". Eh 2020? That's already in 3 years time! Hurry up?
Discovering common ground in European social innovation projects: Mapping the BoostInno network collaboration
Making CommunitySense
MAY 23, 2017
A while ago, I mentioned that I was going to share some exciting new community mapping projects I have been working on. After my post on mapping some Rotterdam Centres of Expertise , I now continue my series with the work I have been doing on mapping the collaboration in the URBACT BoostINNO project.
Power of Purpose: How Solid Purpose Generates Strategic Strength
Partnering Resources
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Purpose is one of the most powerful tools organizations have to support strategy. A good purpose places a stake in the ground, declaring what the organization values. It provides flexibility and allows the organization to respond to shifts in the market and customer preferences.
Games connect
Viv Mcwaters
APRIL 27, 2017
On our recent trip to Mongolia, in winter, I knew we’d be spending a lot of time indoors, with host families and with each other. It seemed like a good idea to take some table-top games to play. I chose games that did not require any understanding of English: Ghost Blitz and Skip-Bo.
Microsoft Whiteboard – Preview Now Available
Michael Sampson - Currents
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Whiteboard , an app for freeform drawing on Windows 10 devices. Microsoft Whiteboard Preview lets you create in whatever way feels most natural to you.
A Transforming Philanthropy Large Systems Change Initiative
Networking Action
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Tens of trillions of dollars. That’s the estimated financial wealth of the nearly 200 billionaires who have signed up to the Giving Pledge. Founded in 2010 with 40 of America’s wealthiest people including Bill and Melinda Gates and … Net Dev
Painting of North Carolina Pelican
Portals and KM
JUNE 29, 2017
Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of a pelican on the North Carolina coast. It is the third of three paintings of shore birds from a recent trip there.
PhD by Publication – Selection of Papers
Jenny Connected
JUNE 23, 2017
In her book, PhD by Published Work , Susan Smith writes that one of the disadvantages of this route to a PHD is that ‘ it is tricky to retrospectively shoe-horn diverse papers into a post hoc theme’ (p.34).
Questions and reflective practice
Michelle Laurie
OCTOBER 24, 2017
This morning I came across a resource that really resonated with me. Its geared toward visual practitioners however the idea is pertinent to all facilitators, process designers, strategists and others managing processes for change. You can view it here: [link].
Updates on Networked City – and the RSA
Social Reporter
JUNE 6, 2017
I’m currently blogging over here about the London Networked City exploration , and also about the RSA’s own Networked Cities initiative. In addition, I’m helping start a Fellows’ Forum for the RSA, and have put together some history of past RSA online initiatives on a wiki about OpenRSA. All posts
How to create a Civilly Disobedient #shitstorm online & off #socialmedia
Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy
JANUARY 28, 2017
How to create a resistance movement using social media and the steps to do so. This framework came from one I developed for social media campaigns for companies (workshops) but hey! it works for grassroots activism too! Social Media puts the media in YOUR hands now.
10 community principles to make your MOOC stronger
Joitske Hulsebosch
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
In January we had a lot of fun facilitating our knowmad MOOC. 600 people participated and we had quite intense exchanges. We received many compliments for the way we facilitated it: personal and quick responses.
Mapping the community networks of Centres of Expertise: the “Rotterdam Connections”
Making CommunitySense
MARCH 7, 2017
My community mapping work is taking off. I have been very busy with it, and have had little time to share the stories recently. Upcoming a series of blog posts introducing some of the very interesting mapping projects I have been doing since last year.
NEW ARTICLE: Realizing the Benefits of True Globalization
Partnering Resources
APRIL 12, 2017
By Aussiegall on flickr. Many organizations say they’re global. Few achieve the benefits of globalization. Bayer CropScience (BCS) experienced this conundrum several years ago.
Screenwriting and facilitation: it’s all in the cut
Viv Mcwaters
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
“It’s all in the cut.” ” This is a description of where the magic happens in movies. It starts with a writer, and an idea, a story, and a screenplay.
Weekend Video 02.12
Michael Sampson - Currents
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Air New Zealand has a bit of fun at the expense of the New Zealand accent. As a world traveller there is something magical about getting back on board an Air New Zealand plane and hearing the Kiwi accent again. But, yes, I get it that our accent is hard to understand.
Webinar – What is “Transformation” and why is understanding its qualities important?
Networking Action
MAY 8, 2017
Date: Thursday, May 18. Time: 10 am US Eastern Time; 16.00 This Webinar is Hosted by Future Earth, and supported by the SDG Transformation Forum, the Future Earth Transformation Knowledge Action Network, Transformations2017 , and Geneva2030. Topic: What … Net Dev
Painting of a North Carolina Sea Gull Number 2
Portals and KM
MAY 22, 2017
Here is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting of a sea gull on the North Carolina coast. It is the second of three paintings of shore birds from a recent trip there.
Why do a PhD by Publication?
Jenny Connected
JUNE 16, 2017
Why do a PhD at all? I have considered this question many times since I completed my MA in 1997 when I was asked by the awarding University department to continue to do a PhD. I declined.
Feedback from the Cascadia R Conference participants
Learning Alliances
JUNE 12, 2017
I helped organize the Cascadia R Conference on June 3, 2017. About 190 people attended the all-day conference. I volunteered to do the conference evaluation questionnaire and to analyze the results.
London as a #networkedcity gains support at first event. Now here’s the plan
Social Reporter
JANUARY 15, 2017
First published on mediablends.com. We had a terrific meeting at Newspeak House earlier this week, which I trailed as the launch of the London Networked City exploration. I wrote previously: The exploration we are launching tomorrow , with the London Council for Voluntary Action, aims to complement a much bigger exercise by London funders, LVSC and Greater London Volunteering.
Does Social Media Activism work? Social Media for Awareness Raising #metoo
Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy
OCTOBER 15, 2017
Will the Harvey Weinstein issue raise awareness or bury us in memes? Social media and in particular Facebook & Twitter raising awareness of issues that womens’ nonprofits have being trying to direct attention to FOREVER.
Learning poses or learning to model?
Joitske Hulsebosch
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Every Monday evening at 20.30 I install myself in front of the television with my daughter for a program called Hollands Next Topmodel, to continue with Models in Paris: The real life. My husband doesn't like it at all, but I really enjoy a view into a completely different world.
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