Today we are in Shrewsbury delivering a workshop for an array of people that work in museums, heritage and tourism from across Shropshire and the West Midlands. We’re running a session talking about the importance of building social capital and working hyperlocally. The day will be roughly structured as follows: Building Social Capital and making …
The dark side of the digital divide – and a damn fool question?
A helpful visualisation was published by the Tinder Foundation this month. It shows the digitally connected in the sunny highlands and the digitally disconnected on the other side of the divide – in the digital darkness. It tells us the economic cost to individuals if they don’t have the skills or will or tools to …
Social Networks as part of the ladder out of poverty – a report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Published last week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and led by Angus McCabe of Birmingham University the key points are: People’s social networks were shaped by factors including ethnicity, class and gender, but personal characteristics, such as confidence, were also important in developing useful connections. Family and friends were seen as the basis for most …
Making digital things should be as common for young people as making food, doing art or making music.
This is an offer to fund work with young people (from 5 to 18) to encourage them to make digital things. I’m told that the Midlands didn’t grab it’s fair share of this fund the last time it was offered so go for it. (You’ve missed the Midlands day explaining it but there is an …