Category Archives: Unconference

A Blue Light on the horizon

Posted on August 15, 2012 by markbraggins

A month or so ago I blogged: Reflections on Events, in which I looked back at some of the events I’ve attended over the last couple of years. I suggested some ‘tweaks’ for organisers, and how physical attendees might help … Continue reading →

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Unconferences: Good, Bad or Ugly?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by markbraggins

This is the second part of a joint effort by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In this post we talk about two topics we’re finding difficult to keep entirely separate: #lgovsm (a weekly chat on Twitter for Local Gov social media … Continue reading →

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We love #lgovsm

Posted on July 20, 2012 by markbraggins

This post is a joint-effort for #weeklyblogclub written by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In it we pay homage to two local government institutions, one recently retired, the other still going strong. We Love LocalGov The We Love Local Government blog was published every … Continue reading →

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Camping without the tents: UK GovCamp 2012

Posted on January 22, 2012 by markbraggins

I spent Friday and Saturday in London at UK GovCamp 2012, or #UKGC12 as it’s known on Twitter. It was an “unconference” with no prepared agenda. If you aren’t familiar with unconferences, Steph Gray gives a good description in his November … Continue reading →

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