Starting line
Where’s the starting line? Sometimes we’re a few steps further down the track than the people we want to take with us: we’ve given it… Read More »Starting line
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Crocapocalypse
Due to an unforeseen but crocastrophic mistake (or an unhelpful linking of two different wordpress sites in my browser – not sure which), I accidentally… Read More »Crocapocalypse
Counting stamps
Examining the economics of the mail, he [Charles Babbage] pursued a counter-intuitive insight, that the significant cost comes not from the physical transport of paper… Read More »Counting stamps
You can’t stay
As you start working for change, seeking success in whatever terms you define it, it’s worth asking yourself what you’re willing to give up to… Read More »You can’t stay
Hinterland
Cities can’t exist without a hinterland – the ‘land behind’ and around them that supports the city, provides people, resources, a place for the products of the… Read More »Hinterland
After the transaction
This post was lost in the Crocapocalypse – I’m reposting it with its original date. Ask yourself these questions about the transaction – the one you put… Read More »After the transaction
Education for the future: foundations (4)
This post was lost in the Crocapocalypse – I’m reposting it with its original date. The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature… Read More »Education for the future: foundations (4)
Narrow channels and deep
This post was lost in the Crocapocalypse – I’m reposting it with its original date. We were at the beach today, trying to catch waves in a… Read More »Narrow channels and deep
Education for the future: foundations (3)
This post was lost in the Crocapocalypse – I’m reposting it with its original date. Look at the nearest child. How will they know what’s important when there’s… Read More »Education for the future: foundations (3)
Education for the future: foundations (2)
This post was lost in the Crocapocalypse – I’m reposting it with its original date. Education is empowering in a very literal sense, and most of the powers… Read More »Education for the future: foundations (2)