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Posted On: Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Humanity’s capacity to generate new ideas and knowledge is its greatest asset………Human rights call on us to ensure that everyone can create, access, use and share information and knowledge, enabling individuals, communities and societies to achieve their full potential”, The Adelphi Charter (2005)
How does legislation cope with the constant tension around shifting technological and social [...]
Social Networks in 1727
Posted On: Friday, February 19th, 2010If you think social networking is a new idea think again. It turns out that Benjamin Franklin started a social network in 1727, long before Web 2.0. It was called the “Junto” and also known as “the Leather Apron Club”. Its members included a cobbler, a glazier, a scrivener and at least one gentleman, who [...]
What do you think of the Fellowship Charter?
Posted On: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009In October the Fellowship Exhibition was launched at www.theRSA.org/fellowshipcharter. Many Fellows have added to the Exhibition their own personal pledges to inspire, support or enable their community and their fellow citizens. We hope you will share your pledge with us here at the American Coffee House by repeating it as a comment.
We also want your feedback on [...]
Inspire, Support, Enable!
Posted On: Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Fellows everywhere are encouraged to contribute to the Fellowship Exhibition and Charter http://www.thersa.org/fellowship/agm-2009/agm-2009-exhibition and particularly to make personal pledges and commitments against the RSA and Fellowship ambitions to Inspire, Support and Enable. The exhibition will be developed onsite and online over the next months.
What is your pledge? After you’ve added to the online exhibition, please post [...]
Realizing the Full Potential of an Engaged Fellowship
Posted On: Tuesday, September 29th, 2009One of the questions we hear in our discussions with Fellows is how should Fellows be engaged in project development – how exactly does that work? The simple answer is that we are still not sure – the idea of empowering the Fellowship is still new and most Fellows were not asked to join on that [...]
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