Connected People and Places

Essays exploring how communities work with technology and innovation to shape better places

Innovation happens everywhere. These essays by community innovators show how technologies can help strengthen democracy, create community wealth and enable us to take better care of each other.

The Essays

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    Foreword

    Tim Davies Pugh, CEO of Power To Change, on thriving places.

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    Introduction: Creating Value that Sticks to Place

    Rachel Coldicutt And Anna Dent on community tech and social capital.

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    Realising the Power of Place-Based Community Innovation in the UK

    Rachel Coldicutt on the of human-scale innovation in the UK’s social and economic recovery.

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    How Can We Create Community Alternatives to Big Tech Infrastructures?

    A discussion led by by Cassie Robinson.

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    Participatory Community Technology

    Bianca Wylie on funding meaningful control and governance of technology.

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    Interview with Wings, Ethical Delivery Coop

    A discussion with Rich Mason and Ben Jacob.

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    Gebiedonline: Community Tech in Practice

    Ruurd Priester introduces this cooperatively owned community platform

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  • Interview with Community Care Connect, the Community-Powered Homecare Platform

    A discussion with Julia Darby

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    Watershed and the Pervasive Media Studio

    Dr Furaha Asani introduces this model of place-based creativity and innovation in Bristol

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Blog

Visit our library of blog posts from thought leaders and key players in the emerging field of Community Tech.

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Seeking Abundance: What Does Being Resourced Look and Feel Like?
Seeking Abundance: What Does Being Resourced Look and Feel Like?

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Seeking Abundance: Exploring Realities and Options for Community Tech

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Community Tech

This publication is part of Promising Trouble and Power to Change’s work on Community Tech. Community tech is technology built with, by and for communities, that is locally accountable and creates local value. Find out more in our first report, and blogposts, and you can sign up to the mailing list here. Don't forget to tick the box to say you're interested in community tech updates!

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Connected People and Places

Essays exploring how communities work with technology and innovation to shape better places.