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Why I believe in Open Innovation

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Simon Berry

Another week goes by and I’ve been asked at least twice about Open Innovation. Enquiries fall into two categories. Some are from people who are really interested in the process and others are very challenging. Here is an anonymised example … Continue reading →

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Why I believe in Open Innovation

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Simon Berry

Another week goes by and I've been asked at least twice about Open Innovation. Enquiries fall into two categories. Some are from people who are really interested in the process and others are very challenging. Here is an anonymised example … Continue reading →

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Land’s End to John o’ Groats on the National Cycle Network – the challenge

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Simon Berry

This article was written for ‘The Ranger’, the Sustrans Volunteer Rangers Newsletter, and an edited version was published in the Autumn 2007 edition. I first cycled from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in May/June 2006. I was pleased I’d … Continue reading →

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Land’s End to John o’ Groats on the National Cycle Network

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Simon Berry

This article was written for 'The Ranger', the Sustrans Volunteer Rangers Newsletter, and an edited version was published in the Autumn 2007 edition. I first cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats in May/June 2006. I was pleased I'd … Continue reading →

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Empowerment – a matter of life or death

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Simon Berry

What's in a word? In an environment of jargon, cliché and political correctness the word 'empowerment' has suffered badly. Let's stand back, and elevate it to its proper place: arguably, empowerment is the key concept for people supporting community development. … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Rural Communities – what do we mean? Is this a pipedream?

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Simon Berry

There are problems with the word ‘sustainable’. First of all, it’s just an adjective and can be stuck on the front of anything: sustainable living, sustainable funding, sustainable farming. So to say: “We are sustainable” is so ambiguous as to … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the future for rural service delivery

Posted on October 20, 2004 by Simon Berry

  Crudwell Post Office    Originally uploaded by S1m0nB3rry This is the Executive Summary of an original vision created to inform the work of the Labour Group of Rural MPs in 1998. The vision was updated and presented at the … Continue reading →

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Rural Broadband – Is BT good for rural communities?

Posted on April 30, 2004 by Simon Berry

Everyone is delighted at BT’s announcement on 27 April 2004 that they are abandoning trigger level campaigns. Like the proverbial good genie, BT is going to enable any exchange with a trigger level set. No more campaigning required. Most people … Continue reading →

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