"Instead of getting on with what I should have been getting on with this morning, I have found myself thinking and linking on the contents of the guide - particularly ways to release the 'collective power' Ally Fogg describes in the…"
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John Skrine replied to Lorna Prescott's discussion Introduction to Our Society: A Guide in the group Our Society: A GuideJohn Skrine replied to Lorna Prescott's discussion Introduction to Our Society: A Guide in the group Our Society: A Guide"Thank you for getting this going, Lorna - we really do need a guide to the new world we are moving into, though in many ways I suspect we don't really know what it will look like yet, especially as the process of change at local…"
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Our Society: A Guide
A collaborative space to contribute ideas to create a practical guide which is rich in stories, ideas and qualitative research. We will identify links with provisions in the Localism Act and emerging policy around Open Public Services, but this will be a bottom-up guide.See More
John Skrine replied to David Wilcox's discussion People Powered Change needs ppchange communications in the group People Powered Change"You are quite right, of course, David, and so is Cathy. It’s always been the best informed and connected who prosper. I don’t want to go back from what is a fascinating communications race – it’s where the Big…"
John Skrine replied to David Wilcox's discussion People Powered Change needs ppchange communications in the group People Powered Change"Yes, there's certainly a place for social media technologies, as you say, David, and it's all interesting stuff. When it comes to how the small groups who were on the platform in Manchester, however (and there only to entertain the…"
John Skrine commented on John Popham's group People Powered Change"There’s a lot of talk and energy about new ideas and online techniques for building communities. But let’s not forget what we already know works, and encourage People Powered Change to continue to support the networks and people…"
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People Powered Change
This Group is to discuss the BIG Lottery Fund's People Powered Change programme. More details on the programme at http://www.peoplepoweredchange.org.ukSee More
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- At 12:12 on December 20, 2010,
martin simon said… Good to hear from you - i have been giving talks on gov policy and feel obliged to always say we support big soiciety (Tory) and good society (labour) - now simpler to say our society, best, martin
- At 11:58 on December 15, 2010,
Sophie Ballinger said… Hi John & welcome to Our Society!
This network is in the early stages of development so we'd very much appreciate any comments or suggestions that you have. I've set up a Feedback Forum for this, so please do share your thoughts there.
You can read a bit more about Our Society and what we hope to achieve by having a read of our About Us page.
As a quick way to get the ball rolling, please feel free to say hello and tell us a bit about yourself in the "Who are you?" thread.
Thanks again for joining, please contact me if you have any problems, and do feel free to set up your own group or discussion - I'm happy to assist with either.
~ Sophie
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