Village Connections is a virtual forum for all who want a world of creative, inclusive and sustainable localities where all can meet their needs (material and aspirational). Your contribution is most welcome.
New Media Enables New Participation – So Why Isn’t It Happening?
As Gerhard Fischer reminds us we are dealing with complex issues that are beyond the grasp of individuals. I would also add, beyond the grasp of elected representatives.
3rd September 2010 Brokering Solutions
Knowing who to vote for in an age of social media
Even actively interested people like myself don’t know whether to vote, or who to vote for, or if I vote, whether the person I help elect will do more harm or more good.
23rd August 2010 Brokering Solutions
Global economy – noticing there’s an elephant in the room
I’m hopeful that increasing awareness of the global economic crisis will stimulate an appreciation of the nature of the challenges. I see this awareness as a necessary prerequisite for effective transition to a more sustainable future.
11th August 2010 Happenings
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 & Shovel Awards
Framing coherent, flourishing community, economic and foreign policy
Successful small countries that offer some cues are Switzerland and Singapore. In their own ways, they have each turned their small size to positive account.
10th August 2010 Soap Box
This is a spontaneous meeting space for Villagers - step onto the virtual Soap Box and share your top-of-brain notions and passions, opinions, knowledge or a story.
The brewing of ideas will help the whole Village to better understand itself and its possibilities.
It can also help generate everyday material and reality checks for academics and policymakers to collaborate in brokering robust solutions that the Villagers want.
The Soap Box
Framing coherent, flourishing community, economic and foreign policy
Awakening grassroots energy by Richard K Moore
The Emergence of Localism by Richard K Moore
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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
Ladder Awards: Geoffrey Palmer & John Key re UN Gaza Inquiry
Ladder Awards: effective Restorative Justice and publicity
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Here Bloggers draw on an eclectic mix of news and comment from around the world to clarify contexts which can support, or impede, people building local connections that enable them to better understand and (sustainably) fulfill their aspirations, both within their localities and in relation to the wider world beyond them.
If you come across relevant items yourself, please send them in to share.
Happenings
Global economy – noticing there's an elephant in the room
Costs of modern violence at global and local levels
From an Iranian nuclear standoff to a nuclear free world
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"The world has become too complex for individuals...to have enough knowledge to tackle complex problems by themselves." |
Feature Projects - See
The Unworthy Tree – a creative filmed story of a successful local development project
Trailer of “The Silent Connectors” – a film-based methodology for the local co-exploration of desirable futures
Thought for the week
"Nothing Fails Like Success" ... "The moral of evolution is that nothing fails like success because successful adoption leads to the loss of adaptability ... This is why a purely technical evaluation can be disastrous. It trains people only in thinking of things that have been thought of and this will eventually lead to disaster "
Kenneth Boulding
Recent Comments
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