Well that didn’t take long… “Humans can shape their own reality and destiny and future and legacy. 😲 That’s why I want to be a human. That’s who I most want to be.” nytimes.com/2023/02/16/tec…

Was mass ownership just a brief century-long fad? Everything as service Everything as rent

Pure good news story…

“a sky darkening with the wings of chickens coming home to roost” Has Whitehall finally run out of long grass into which it can kick real fiscal devolution #LocalGovernment #fairfunding

Huge amount of sustained effort has gone into this over the past 2 years… finally paid off ❤️

Listen to Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 describe how Punchdrunk Enrichment and their Lost Lending Library develop creativity in primary school children. I got a chance to step into the LLL when it mysteriously appeared in a school in Deptford - it’s truly amazing. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Developing a library service strategy Hear what we’ve learned over the years at our webinar on 6 July Book a place 👇👇👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/developing-l…

Beautiful building in dusty old Vauxhall

.Mark Freeman MBE Reminded me that 27/09/2025 is not so far away now!! 🚂🚃🚃🚃 but guess you’ll be watching with an ice cream 😁

To mark 25 Years since the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal Local Trust and CRESR SHU are launching a new report at this FREE in-person event Tuesday next week. #neighbourhoods #communities

Parish and Town Councils Totally different place in public perception (or if ur being fancy, different “settlement”) to boroughs, counties and mets Are these the mammals which emerge when the dinosaurs expire?

“The UK will make it harder for employers to hire overseas staff by raising the pay threshold for skilled workers… …and will introduce reforms to address low pay and status in the care sector” Oh, I must have imagined the second bit. ft.com/content/c875b4…

One of the most rewarding projects I've been involved in. The biggest message in here is that #futuresliteracy is an essential skill for everyone.

Way back in the early 2010's when museums were taking images of collections items, we talked about using 3D renders to generate art assets for virtual environments. Did anyone do it? Speaking to some game Devs who'd find a library of historically-accurate models rlly interesting!

Fantastic first day at #CILIPConf24 with great sessions on intellectual freedom, futures literacy and truth decay. Great programme from CILIP and knowledgable engaging speakers. David McMenemy Stijn Hoorens Ben Lee Sara Picd Asif Khan Louise Cooke Martyn Wade 👏👏👏

Maximum 8 participants means lots of individual attention for your writing project, and there's an earlybird discount if booked by the end of this month. Very grateful for RTs, or if you know someone who would enjoy it please let them know. Thank you! shorturl.at/X2rwu

(1/2) New research by @sharedintel for Local Trust and 3ni, the national network for neighbourhood improvement, shows that neighbourhood working is once again being recognised by local authorities as an effective way to address disadvantage.

(2/2) Ben Lee, Director at Shared Intelligence, explores the approach as a way to address disadvantage in communities hit by the quadruple whammy of austerity, then COVID-19, and now inflation and automation: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-stori…

Creative immersion gave young people in Eastbourne a chance to get their 'dose of arts' right where they live - here's the difference it made to wellbeing youtu.be/qWFTFp6pWO8?si… #creativehealth #wellbeing