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09.10.09It’s Go Time >> ChangeMedium TorontoIt's go time. ChangeMedium Toronto is slated for October 24th at MaRS. What is it? Read more to find out. Want a hand in it? Leave a comment below. What? ChangeMedium is an initiative to provoke public micro-messaging as a medium for change. Public micro-messaging (e.g. Twitter) is emerging as the most accessible, participatory public medium in history. Bringing the open and emergent properties of the web to the global reach of text messaging is already showing great potential for public benefit. But we’ve only begun to understand what’s happening let alone build an infrastructure to make the most of this medium. ...
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01.01.09“The Convo” on the shift[caption id="" align="alignright" width="234" caption="photo by: Ryan Coleman"][/caption] A few weeks ago a few loosely connected people gathered for a conversation - the #convo (tweetstream). Most I hadn't met before - except through twitter - but the conversation is still with me seems to have woven into some really great places in Toronto's twittersphere like #thmvmnt #changecamp #tsTO etc. Here's a quick recap of what my memory and chicken-scratch allow and I'm hoping some more fulsome records emerge in addition to the great tweetstream and photos. The group was drawn to the idea that there is a big shift underway and a feeling ...
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11.25.08The convo I’d like to have: w + ppo + d >> our future*** SESSION WIKI NOW LIVE *** Those who know me know that this is a persistent theme with me - and now provoked by @josephdee - maybe it's time to take this into a more focused conversation with a few more folks. Premise: The way of the world is borked. The web (among other things) is shifting the way we organize resources, ourselves and create new things (W) From that (in part) is emerging a new mode of organizing where the organization itself (not just the product) is peer produced (PP0). Design is the essential process of intentionally creating things (D) 'Un-borking' our world means creating our ...
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05.02.08Social Tech Training – June 22-24, 2008That's right, Social Tech Training is happening this June in Toronto. Here's the link and a quick blurb. Check-it out and sign-up if it catches your eye. Coming from Web of Change and MaRS it's bound to be an excellent event!No one working in social change these days can afford to ignore the opportunities offered by the web. Most organizations get stuck, though, on "How do we do it?" "Where do we start?" and "Who can help us?" Interest in high, but the talent pool of people equipped to understand, prioritize, and implement these tools and ideas remains limited.We've gathered ...
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