Monthly Archives: June 2010

Reflecting on Local by Social

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dave

I wrote up quite a bit of what was said at the Local by Social event yesterday, but didn’t add much in the way of comment or analysis. This post makes up for that. I’ll try and sum up what … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for June 7th through June 17th

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dave

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. What Does Government Transformation Mean, Exactly? – "Rather than fantasizing about the myth of transformation, governments have to accept that future is no longer predictable and focus on what changes … Continue reading →

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Local by Social: Networked Neighbourhoods

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dave

Here’s Hugh Flouch! Hyperlocal communities Harringay Online – 2,900 members, 4-500 visits a day, 2-300 visitors a day Has discussion forum, event promotion, information about public services, photo gallery and local history archive ‘a bible of local information and gossip’ … Continue reading →

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Local by Social: School of Everything

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dave

Paul Miller now up, from the School of Everything. SoE is all about getting more people to learn – the things they want to learn about Since Sept 2008 Private enterprise backed by investment SoE can help reduce costs, do … Continue reading →

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Local by Social: Patient Opinion

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dave

Patient Opinion is a great site for people to leave feedback about their experiences with health services. Really micro level issues can be discussed and action taken Based on the telling of stories by service users Great example of dodgy … Continue reading →

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