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Smart Oxford Playable City Commission
The Smart Oxford Playable City Commission is a brand new commission, challenging creatives from around the world to produce an idea that puts people and play at the heart of the city of Oxford. Smart Oxford will work with Playable … Continue reading
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The Rooms – Bristol
Over the past three years I have acted as an advisor to projects supported by the REACT Hub – a creative economy growth experiment funded by the AHRC. More “commercial conscience” than “business adviser” I worked with the seed funded … Continue reading
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Playable City Award 2015 – winner announced
The winner of the 2015 international Playable City Award is Urbanimals, created by the Laboratory for Architectural Experiments (LAX). This September and October, a playful pack of wild beasts will appear in unexpected places across the city of Bristol, waiting … Continue reading
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Playable City 2015
A quick update on Playable City, as the programme for 2015 signals the continued expansion of the concept internationally. The Playable City Award 2015 is now open for application. Creatives from around the world are invited to propose distinctive ideas … Continue reading
2015
A “restful” Xmas break managed to take in Pisa, Florence, Padova, Venice, Wales & Cornwall…. (this having counted up how many miles I flew in 2014 – 78,000). So, travel plans for the first part 2015: January – Lisbon for … Continue reading
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the playable city
A thread of blogs past (trust me) is in some ways the uneven push / pull between technology and users – where the innovation envisaged or imposed by the tech in many of cases outweighs the user experience in importance. … Continue reading
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2013
Rather than reflect – and count cities, flights or highlights – I thought I’d look forward for the last blog of the year. With Watershed I am defining some of the key digital trends for 2014 – those which will … Continue reading
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Lisbon – Explorers Festival
To Lisbon to speak at the Explorers Festival – an inspiring event in the very real sense of the word. What they got right was an understanding that the answer to all dialogue concerning digital innovation / start ups / entrepreneurship … Continue reading
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Books & Print Sandbox – exploring the digital opportunity
The Publishing sector is undergoing seismic changes, with digital technologies fundamentally altering supply chain processes, from production through distribution to marketing and sales. But within those challenges this transformation is also generating commercial, and creative, opportunity. Over a 3 month … Continue reading
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Pervasive Media Studio – Bristol
After a series of trips early in the year, some time nearer home – and a chance to immerse myself in the welcome inspiration of the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol. The Pervasive Media Studio is home to a number of start … Continue reading
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