Monthly Archives: February 2012

Tales of Whatever

I’m a great believer in the power of story-telling. I’ve been working for some time now to help people in the public and voluntary sectors tell the stories of their work using social media, and I’m quite proud of the … Continue reading

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Doing what you’ve always done, but less of it….

I’m a great fan of that adage “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got”. It is a succinct illustration of the need constantly to change our approaches to avoid the mistakes of the past … Continue reading

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Social Media – How do we find out?

The latest Leeds Social Media Surgery was interesting to say the least. For some reason, I was the only “Surgeon” present, and we had 7 patients, considerably fewer than the average turnout, but a bit difficult for one person to … Continue reading

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Celebration 2.0 and LocalGovCamp North-West

The first Celebration 2.0 event, Murder on the Flat Track Express, the roller derby in Sheffield, was a great success, and, true to the spirit of the endeavour, a lot of fun to be involved in. I’ll write it up … Continue reading

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