data and vulnerability
i mentioned in the Culture Collective post that i was up in Glasgow for an event last year (From Participation to Co-creation, run by Arts Homeless International in partnership with Creative Scotland and the Calouste…
i mentioned in the Culture Collective post that i was up in Glasgow for an event last year (From Participation to Co-creation, run by Arts Homeless International in partnership with Creative Scotland and the Calouste…
COVID has simultaneously proven beyond doubt that the rich will always get richer at the continued expense of our most poor, vulnerable and oppressed, and that the public’s appetite for a more ethical, moral, socially…
I wrote earlier about my breakdown/breakthrough leading to diagnoses of ‘the clusterfuck combo‘ of Autism and ADHD. I’m starting to share some of the adaptations I created through my past work in media arts, as…
I frequently find that ‘traditional business’ training and support often miss a lot of nuance specific to arts business: some reflections…
…and why does that matter more than ever during – and beyond – COVID? During COVID and lockdown we have witnessed an explosion in both the demand for, and supply of, creative practice. Of course…
in light of the large numbers of sensible people who have made the personal decision to self-isolate (regardless of our ‘fearless leaders’ official non-directives), i’ve been digging out old notes on meaningful digital culture practices.…
i often hear people asking how they can create more diversity in their work/community. here’s my typical response. if you want more “non-white, non-straight, non-disenabled*” in your world (or projects): don’t expect them to come…
what co-creation is: embedding voices of marginalised people at the heart of the entire process of a piece of work, crediting and remunerating them for their contributions of both time and knowledge. what co-creation is…
Everyone has their own values, audience, process and formats (or, practice), so this may not apply to all, but I wanted to share my own process with you. I like systems-thinking, I’m a logical person…
“Don’t work with wankers” has been my mantra since first becoming a freelancer back in the mid-nineties (when I ran a Theatre prop making business called “Bodgit & Scarper”). It sounds flippant, but I mean…