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Five Hours a Day

What would you do with an extra five hours a day? Have a lie in; catch up on work; go on a big night out?

27.02.2013

A new Californian gold rush

I was in San Francisco last week at the Encore.org conference - a meeting of a couple of hundred Boomers over 50 all committed to achieving social change in the second half of their lives.

22.02.2013

The next phase of public service reform: people helping people

The results of the first Community Life survey were published with little fanfare earlier this month.  We can't draw conclusions from one data point, but it felt significant that three quarters of the population described themselves as having volunteered in the past year.

21.02.2013

Prototyping and learning in Wigan: Creative Councils Camp

The second camp of phase two of Nesta's Creative Councils programme, hosted by Wigan Council, began at Sunshine House community centre in Scholes with an introduction to some of the most innovative work already happening in Wigan and the surrounding area.

19.02.2013

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