Tag Archives: Unconference

BlueLight Camp: Post of posts

Posted on November 19, 2012 by markbraggins

Planning for BlueLight Camp 2013 is well under way, and more information will be published about the event on the BlueLightCamp site shortly. In the meantime, I thought it worth highlighting some of the articles written about the first BlueLight Camp, held … Continue reading →

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A local GDS, for Local People

Posted on September 13, 2012 by markbraggins

In case you aren’t familiar with it, GDS is the acronym for the Government Digital Service, which was set-up by the Cabinet Office to ‘transform’ government digital services. GDS is responsible for – amongst other things – the single government domain. … Continue reading →

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The rise of the unconference

Posted on September 5, 2012 by markbraggins

An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term “unconference” has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and organisation. … 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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Reflections on events

Posted on June 24, 2012 by markbraggins

Over the last year or so I’ve attended a bunch of ‘unconference‘ events. In this post I thought I’d take a look back at some of them. All events have something worth sharing, and most I’ve attended have had shed-loads; I’ve therefore … Continue reading →

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Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by markbraggins

There was barely a cloud in the sky during the whole of IslandGovCamp. Gorgeous weather prevailed throughout. In the absence of real clouds, I decided to make one instead and make it colourful and interactive. Most of the words are clickable … Continue reading →

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BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt1)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by markbraggins

First thing in the morning on Sunday 15th April there was barely a cloud in the sky above Manchester. The sun shone, the sky was blue, and I was off camping.  It was a few miles walk to the camp … Continue reading →

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A ‘Sociable’ Enterprise?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by markbraggins

Last week, in a post for Weekly Blog Club, I wrote about the new iPad, and how I use it for work. Phil Jewitt kindly mentioned my post on Twitter, and a we chatted about how weeklyblogclubbers possess all sorts of qualities … 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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