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Collaboration, co-operation, commons, and connected communities seem to be the main, intermeshed themes of what I have reading and thinking. This is partly because I've been preparing my notes fo the connected communities symposium, connected communities symposium - http://www.dadamac.net/event/connected-communities-symposium It is also because of discussions about: Research Development Workshop - Design and Communities: Research Challenges, Opportunities and Innovation "As a part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme, the AHRC, working with RCUK partners (EPSRC, ESRC, NERC and MRC) and the Design Council, is organising a workshop to explore potential research agendas on Design, Cultures and Communities. " Which will be...

I am sad to report that this week’s online meeting between th I e UK and Fantsuam Foundation brought some distressing news. We have long been aware of the type of local community responsibilities that John Dada shoulders, and yet again this became apparent during our latest session.

On Monday I was back at LSE for " The Flaw ". I'm glad that I'm not limited by the straight jacket of accreditation, so I can let my studies take me in what ever direction seems appropriate. I'm interested in 21st century systems Many systems are interwoven Many systems are in transition Economic systems are in transition It's not surprising that ecomomics keeps cropping up in events that interest me and blogs that I read Response to "Shared Intent & Purpose for Action - Bridging the Gap between Micro & Macro - The next economic paradigm" http://dadamac.posterous.com/response-to-shared-intent-purpose-for-action Response to...

The weekly online UK-Nigeria meetings have been established in their present format for more than three years. However, following Nigeria’s terrible post-election violence, John this week identified a new and unexpected benefit of our regular sessions - explaining that the Dadamac meetings are “evolving into a balm, a tonic, a forum where Fantsuam Foundation can unburden ... a psycho-social element of our weekly meeting”. The rural community has been badly shaken by the attacks and, although the news reporters appear to have moved on, the real story is still unfolding. For example, how people from both sides of the religious...

The weekly online UK-Nigeria meetings have been established in their present format for more than three years. However, following Nigeria’s terrible post-election violence, John this week identified a new and unexpected benefit of our regular sessions - explaining that the Dadamac meetings are “evolving into a balm, a tonic, a forum where Fantsuam Foundation can unburden ... a psycho-social element of our weekly meeting”. The rural community has been badly shaken by the attacks and, although the news reporters appear to have moved on, the real story is still unfolding. For example, how people from both sides of the religious...