This recent post on how attempts to create shared online platforms for community groups often founder has received quite a few comments. In it I argued that being open and generous are key principles for success online. David Brazeal has helped me identify another: optimism. Part of what I was driving at is how risk …
Facebook is a time waster – so why not ban it TUC?
I know Facebook is a timewaster. I could have used many hours more productively over the last couple of months, but instead I install apps, answer facile quizzes, and then uninstall apps. Using Facebook can smack of that guilt you get when you start smoking after a week of quitting: the guilt of futility. In …
Better Schools for Birmingham? A new podcast on the Grassroots Channel
Naseem Akhtar is angry – quietly, productively, but all the same angry. She believes the families of Birmingham deserve better schools, schools which have greater aspirations for their pupils, schools which aim to do more than achieve an average outcome for children. Last month she launched a city wide campaign on the quality of education …
Birmingham Regurgitated
One of my favourite new blogs in Brum is Strategy – The Digested Read. No – stop it, don’t yawn. Dave Harte wittily strips out the essence of turgid reports on the city, the region and the creative industries. This is him on Advantage West Midlands Regional Economic Strategy: Our vision: now we used to …