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Dumb Store
Apparently, not everyone has a smartphone! News to me. Anyway, the Dumb Store is potentially very exciting, I think. Apps for ‘dumb’ phones – ie those that have limited ability to...

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Loomio
Loomio looks like a neat tool for groups to discuss a topic and to come to decisions. Often online discussions just go nowhere and don’t result in specific actions. Maybe this is a solution to...

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Participatory Budgeting: North America Participation Metrics
Here’s another open data collection effort. As shared on the Participatory Budgeting Facebook group yesterday: Can anyone help provide the following metrics? Thanks! 1. Number of PB voters in...

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Link roundup
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: John Lanchester: Google Glass Opinionated Infrastructure: ‘Pon the Floor, Impact, MobileFirst and Zend More information on Networked Councillor “We Want...

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New successful digital engagement course open for registration
Our first successful digital engagement course is up and running and going great guns. In fact, I’ve already had a few people asking when the next one is going to be. So, am happy to provide an...

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Ken Robinson: How to escape education’s death valley
Excellent stuff: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how...

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Link roundup
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Mind the (Agility) Gap Big Lottery Fund announces £15 million of funding for digital skills MOOC’s – What Are They? The Camden...

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Successful digital engagement course launches
Today my new online course, successful digital engagement, kicks off over at School of Digital. I’m excited, and nervous. I’ve not done something like this before. I’m pretty sure...

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Pietro Speroni: “Crowdsourcing the History of eDemocracy”
Via the Metagovernment mailing list:, From Italy-based researcher Pietro Speroni di Fenizio (check out his blog or follow him on Twitter): Hello everybody, I have been invited to give a talk on the...

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THIS IS WATER – By David Foster Wallace
Just fabulous.

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