When down a hole, it is essential to distinguish a shovel from a ladder – one gets you out, one digs you in deeper. So too, with society’s opinion- and decision-makers. You are invited to nominate any of them for a Ladder or Shovel Award, explaining to fellow Villagers why they should endorse your Award.
Ladder and Shovel Awards
Ladder Award: Gareth Morgan for refreshing insights on welfare reform
When asked if he would support work schemes for people on welfare benefits, such as in the great depression, Gareth Morgan replied, “no, I would rather see people equipped for work, equipped for innovation.”
11th August 2010
Ladder Awards: Geoffrey Palmer & John Key re UN Gaza Inquiry
With Geoffrey Palmer’s appointment to head a UN inquiry re the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, New Zealand’s even-handed Middle East policy becomes something more than sitting evenly on both hands
4th August 2010
Ladder Awards: effective Restorative Justice and publicity
Ladder award: St Thomas’s of Canterbury boys school for a highly effective Restorative Justice programme and to The Press for publicising it
27th July 2010
Ladder Award: to Massey University for its international epidemic-prevention programs
A Ladder Award to Massey University’s Professor Emeritus Roger Morris and Vice Chancellor Steve Maharey for an imaginative and timely international outreach program.
18th July 2010
Ladder Award: writer Colm Tóibín for helping us empathise with the experience of immigrants
A Ladder is awarded to Irish writer Colm Tóibín for a story which helps us empathise with the experience of immigrants.
6th May 2010
Local community practitioners, academics and policy-makers are invited to blend theory and practice to help support a “whole of locality” paradigm, one in which all can flourish by recognising and fulfilling their potentials.
Brokering Solutions
New Media Enables New Participation – So Why Isn’t It Happening?
Knowing who to vote for in an age of social media
What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs - book review
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Following the maxim that “there’s nothing as practical as good theory” the aim here is the co-creation of practical, robust and relevant theory. Blog contributions, comments and suggested links are most welcome.
Theories
Lectures on Ancient Greek Economy & Leisure
From Localities to Network Localities & Nations of Well-Connected Villages
Village Theory Think Piece: How to better understand the global from the perspective of the local
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What kinds of local and local-through-to-global connection-building can help Villagers to better recognize, refine and fulfill their aspirations from the places where they live? You are invited to let us know about projects and share successes and challenges.
Projects
New Local "Currency" Systems by Edward Goldsmith and Perry Walker
Clare Cooper Marcus on "The Needs of Children in Contemporary Cities"
Janine Benyus - Recognizing What Works: A Conscious Emulation of Life's Genius
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