Trust your Gut
…trust your gut
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What makes artists changemakers?
…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…
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inclusive online meetings
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.…
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embracing diversity
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…
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co-creation for social justice
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…
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Attn: Arts People of Greater Manchester
A group of us from the Manchester Homelessness Partnership‘s Arts Heritage Action Group are creating a poster that promotes all of the arts and cultural activities that are open and welcoming to people who are…
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respectful sharing
Some advice on how to share experiences of honest vulnerability in a positive and respectful manner, by Fee Plumley (person with 20+years working with creative technology and online communities, and lived experience of homelessness).
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process
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…
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don’t work with wankers
“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…
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helping you find your signal, through your noise: it’s all feesable
I know only too well how hard it can be to work through your ideas to find the right one for you, now, and the right way to share it, now. I know how insurmountable…