David Wilcox and his colleague Drew Mackie are facilitating a workshop for us on Social Innovation. David is a co-author of the book Social by Social: a guide to using social technology for social impact. David, Drew and colleagues have also developed a Social by Social "game" in which people plan how to use social media in their community. View and download Social by Social free and join the Social by Social online community here.
David Wilcox started his working life as a journalist, and wrote about
London developments and communities for the Evening Standard. After
that he became a specialist in community engagement and partnerships
organisations, and was hooked on the possibilities of new media in the
mid-1990s after meeting enthusasts for community technology in the US.
He is now developing the practice of social reporting as a blend of
those experiences, summarised as Make Sense, Be Positive, Help Out ...
plus a bit of Be Critical as well.
Drew Mackie trained as an architect and planner and has been involved in
regeneration and community engagement projects throughout the UK over
the last 25 years. He has designed games for government, local
government, community and corporate clients and is a past Chairman of
the International Simulation and Gaming Association. He has worked
with David for many years on games that allow policy makers, activists
and communities to explore the use of Internet.
They'll be joined in the afternoon by Clare Reilly and Malcolm Noble from the
Royal Society of Arts.
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