Problems around technology in the criminal justice system and how we might solve them.
In prisons, access to technology is severely restricted. This is supposedly for safety and security reasons. But what does that mean for people in and leaving prison? They can be totally cut off, not only from events in the outside world, but also from skills and knowledge that could be essential to them. People leaving prison may be years behind when it comes to understanding the rapidly changing world of tech and digital tools. This can have massive implications to them finding a job and reintegrating smoothly into society.
Currently, the cost of reoffending is over £18bn per year, and this is a problem for all of us. This goes to show that the current system simply isn't working, and there is a desperate need to a fresh look at how we treat prisoners and prison-leavers.
Join us for short panel talks from people trying to address these issues, followed by a discussion about the topics raised. IRL drinks and snacks provided.
Dee Norval
Dee is the founder of Breakthrough, a social enterprise that selects and trains exceptional prison leavers to bring diverse, inspiring talent to businesses. Dee will introduce the session and speak broadly about the criminal justice system and the current state of technology.
Jonathan Ley
Founder of Make Time Count, a social enterprise which makes technology to help prisoners and their case workers navigate more easily through the complexities of the criminal justice system. Jonathan will talk about the disconnect between technology advances in society at large and the opportunities for the public and third sectors.
Dan Whyte
Co-director of DWRM Consultants which supports more people in prison accessing higher education. Dan brings his lived experience of the criminal justice system to drive systemic change and support other prison leavers. Dan will speak about the value tech can bring to people in prisons to allow them to progress with education.
Omar Wilson
Co-director of Beyond Recovery, a social enterprise that supports people transform their lives through programmes that unlock people's innate wellbeing. Omar is going to speak about the realities of the lack of tech on the residents of prisons and how this manifests in real challenges on the wings.
Erin Crombie
Support coach at Stand Out, a charity that runs courses in prison which equips men with the skills, confidence and mindset to succeed, with a focus on getting back into work. Erin will talk about the tech opportunities that do exist for people in prison, but the need for basic digital skills for all prison residents.
Derrick Mason
Co-director of Beyond Recovery, a social enterprise that supports people transform their lives through programmes that unlock people's innate wellbeing. Derrick is going to speak about the challenges of delivering programmes in prison due to tech restrictions, especially during the pandemic.
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Break the System: Problems around technology in the criminal justice system
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Problems around technology in the criminal justice system and how we might solve them.
In prisons, access to technology is severely restricted. This is supposedly for safety and security reasons. But what does that mean for people in and leaving prison? They can be totally cut off, not only from events in the outside world, but also from skills and knowledge that could be essential to them. People leaving prison may be years behind when it comes to understanding the rapidly changing world of tech and digital tools. This can have massive implications to them finding a job and reintegrating smoothly into society.
Currently, the cost of reoffending is over £18bn per year, and this is a problem for all of us. This goes to show that the current system simply isn't working, and there is a desperate need to a fresh look at how we treat prisoners and prison-leavers.
Join us for short panel talks from people trying to address these issues, followed by a discussion about the topics raised. IRL drinks and snacks provided.
Dee Norval
Dee is the founder of Breakthrough, a social enterprise that selects and trains exceptional prison leavers to bring diverse, inspiring talent to businesses. Dee will introduce the session and speak broadly about the criminal justice system and the current state of technology.
Jonathan Ley
Founder of Make Time Count, a social enterprise which makes technology to help prisoners and their case workers navigate more easily through the complexities of the criminal justice system. Jonathan will talk about the disconnect between technology advances in society at large and the opportunities for the public and third sectors.
Dan Whyte
Co-director of DWRM Consultants which supports more people in prison accessing higher education. Dan brings his lived experience of the criminal justice system to drive systemic change and support other prison leavers. Dan will speak about the value tech can bring to people in prisons to allow them to progress with education.
Omar Wilson
Co-director of Beyond Recovery, a social enterprise that supports people transform their lives through programmes that unlock people's innate wellbeing. Omar is going to speak about the realities of the lack of tech on the residents of prisons and how this manifests in real challenges on the wings.
Erin Crombie
Support coach at Stand Out, a charity that runs courses in prison which equips men with the skills, confidence and mindset to succeed, with a focus on getting back into work. Erin will talk about the tech opportunities that do exist for people in prison, but the need for basic digital skills for all prison residents.
Derrick Mason
Co-director of Beyond Recovery, a social enterprise that supports people transform their lives through programmes that unlock people's innate wellbeing. Derrick is going to speak about the challenges of delivering programmes in prison due to tech restrictions, especially during the pandemic.
How a new wave of innovators are trying to use tech to empower survivors of gender-based abuse.
Is technology a weapon, or a force for good?
An estimated 2.3 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the last year, according to the Office of National Statistics. Unfortunately technology has played a big part in that. In our highly connected world, abusers can use technology against victims to monitor, threaten, harass, and hurt them. Experts also say that the pandemic has likely made the problem worse.
But not all is bad! In the UK, a landmark law passed in 2020 has made it illegal to use technology to track or spy on partners or ex-partners. The law specifically defines this kind of online abuse as a form of domestic abuse.
Moreover, there are many organisations using tech to empower victims and help them out of their abusive relationships. We are seeing a wave of new technological innovations, including platforms and apps to address gender-based violence and and promote gender equality.
This online event will bring together 4 incredible speakers to discuss how tech can be used to help and empower victims, and highlight the work that still needs to be done to end gender-based-violence.
Our speakers for the evening are:
Naomi Naidoo, Chayn (https://chayn.co/)
Naomi Alexander Naidoo is Movement Builder at Chayn, building Chayn’s movement fighting gender-based violence around the world. CHAYN is a global volunteer network addressing gender-based violence by creating intersectional survivor-led resources online.
Naomi will be speaking about Chayn's work supporting survivors through open-source, accessible technology. She'll talk about how Chayn has built innovative new digital service offerings to meet demand through lockdown, their work fighting tech abuse, and the importance of intersectional, trauma-informed, survivor-centric design.
Danny Hearn, The Dot Project (https://www.dotproject.coop/)
Danny believes in the power of design to collectively understand problems to enable and co-create positive change. He draws on a variety of design methodologies to form a collaborative approach to problem-solving, innovation and cultural shifts. Danny brings a wealth of experience to DOT PROJECT leading on UX, design and digital strategy with over 18 years working for high profile brands as well as smaller startups, design agencies and charities. He has managed design teams, developed digital products and speaks at events on design leadership. He now applies his experience to create a positive social impact.
Tessa leads Collaborative Future, a social enterprise actively advocating for a society where everyone is valued and empowered.
Tessa will share her personal story of experiencing gender-based sexual violence to demonstrate how, when done well, technology can serve as a tool for justice and healing, but that more often than not our technology mirrors and echoes our culture of violence, dominance and disempowerment. She'll share practical examples of how everyone striving to build new, more equitable systems or tools need to work on personally unravelling their social conditioning in order to not replicate the harm our existing systems inflict on people.
Alice Piterova, AI For Good (https://www.aiforgood.co.uk/)
Data and AI have the potential to solve big societal problems. The challenge lies in identifying where to direct focus, to ensure that this powerful and yet very nascent technology is used to do good and actually drives lasting positive outcomes. Alice from AI for Good UK is going to talk about rAInbow, the friendly chatbot designed to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for all those at risk of abuse to get help and valid information on this very private and sensitive matter.
How a new wave of innovators are trying to use tech to empower survivors of gender-based abuse.
Is technology a weapon, or a force for good?
An estimated 2.3 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the last year, according to the Office of National Statistics. Unfortunately technology has played a big part in that. In our highly connected world, abusers can use technology against victims to monitor, threaten, harass, and hurt them. Experts also say that the pandemic has likely made the problem worse.
But not all is bad! In the UK, a landmark law passed in 2020 has made it illegal to use technology to track or spy on partners or ex-partners. The law specifically defines this kind of online abuse as a form of domestic abuse.
Moreover, there are many organisations using tech to empower victims and help them out of their abusive relationships. We are seeing a wave of new technological innovations, including platforms and apps to address gender-based violence and and promote gender equality.
This online event will bring together 4 incredible speakers to discuss how tech can be used to help and empower victims, and highlight the work that still needs to be done to end gender-based-violence.
Our speakers for the evening are:
Naomi Naidoo, Chayn (https://chayn.co/)
Naomi Alexander Naidoo is Movement Builder at Chayn, building Chayn’s movement fighting gender-based violence around the world. CHAYN is a global volunteer network addressing gender-based violence by creating intersectional survivor-led resources online.
Naomi will be speaking about Chayn's work supporting survivors through open-source, accessible technology. She'll talk about how Chayn has built innovative new digital service offerings to meet demand through lockdown, their work fighting tech abuse, and the importance of intersectional, trauma-informed, survivor-centric design.
Cat Ainsworth, The Dot Project (https://www.dotproject.coop/)
Over the past year and a half DOT PROJECT has supported charities supporting survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Their work has focused on moving services online and supporting organisations to create a strong foundation for their digital technology approach in order to maintain and sustain their services for the long term. In this talk DOT PROJECT will share a few case studies from our recent work.
Despite being a victim of gender-based sexual violence in her late teenage years, Tess left education at 18 and rapidly progressed in her career through the Guardian, Comic Relief and FutureLearn where she became Director of People. Tessa launched Collaborative Future in 2018, a social enterprise actively advocating for a society where everyone is valued and empowered.
Tessa will share her personal story around physical gender-based violence. She'll demonstrate how when done well technology can serve as a tool for justice and healing, but that more often than not our technology mirrors and echoes our culture of violence, dominance and disempowerment. She'll share practical examples of how everyone striving to build new, more equitable systems or tools need to work on personally unravelling their social conditioning in order to not replicate the harm our existing systems inflict on people.
Alice Piterova, AI For Good (https://www.aiforgood.co.uk/)
Data and AI have the potential to solve big societal problems. The challenge lies in identifying where to direct focus, to ensure that this powerful and yet very nascent technology is used to do good and actually drives lasting positive outcomes. Alice from AI for Good UK is going to talk about rAInbow, the friendly chatbot designed to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for all those at risk of abuse to get help and valid information on this very private and sensitive matter.
We're looking forward to welcoming you to the first CoTech Meetup for a while!
Prior to 2020 we were already witnessing growing levels of inequality and precarious work. Now, with the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic colliding with the UK's exit from the EU, we seem to be entering a period of massive economic and social change. This may well lead to spiralling levels of unemployment. But then again, there is also an opportunity for people to experiment with new ways of organising, and for us to question our old assumptions about the economy and social hierarchies more generally.
What role is there for coops in this new era? How can they grow to create a more equitable future for workers and society in general?
Join us for an informal evening, with short presentations for 4 great speakers, and an opportunity for discussion. The speakers will be:
Rose Marley has recently started as CEO at Co-Ops UK. Rose has been a social entrepreneur for over 20 years and founded SharpFutures, a creative digital agency that supports diverse young people into employment prior to starting at Co-Ops UK. Rose will use one of heroes Bertrand Russell to kick off the discussion, with his 1954 quote that is just as pertinent in today's climate, if not more so: “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
Daniel Cox is Project Development Manager at Co-Operative College in Manchester. Daniel will be discussing his work, which focuses on inspiring and empowering a new generation of young leaders to use the co-operative model to disrupt and redistribute power in society. He'll also be talking about how we can work together to expose young people and community leaders to ideas of co-operativism to provoke their imagination.
Sion Whellens is a London-based cooperative worker, adviser and organiser at Calverts, Principle Six and Solidfund. He represents the UK at CECOP and CICOPA, the European and world federations for co-ops in industry and services. Sion will be talking about how the relevance of worker co-operation is not its potential to rescue the small business sector, or to mitigate the effects of structural unemployment and social deprivation. Rather, it is the capacity of organised workers to deconstruct useless and oppressive work, and collaborate in creating a new productive arrangement based on meeting human need without exploitation, class oppression and ecological destruction.
John Evans is a co-founder of Code-Operative, a tech freelancer’s coop, and project lead of Wobbly. He has a VR headset and aspirations to hang glide. John will be talking about why the coop structure is versatile and robust enough to provide for an individual during a crisis and making the case for being part of a coop during a crisis.
Check back soon for the link to watch.
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We're looking forward to welcoming you to the first CoTech Meetup for a while!
Prior to 2020 we were already witnessing growing levels of inequality and precarious work. Now, with the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic colliding with the UK's exit from the EU, we seem to be entering a period of massive economic and social change. This may well lead to spiralling levels of unemployment. But then again, there is also an opportunity for people to experiment with new ways of organising, and for us to question our old assumptions about the economy and social hierarchies more generally.
What role is there for coops in this new era? How can they grow to create a more equitable future for workers and society in general?
Join us for an informal evening, with short presentations for 4 great speakers, and an opportunity for discussion. The speakers will be:
Rose Marley has recently started as CEO at Co-Ops UK. Rose has been a social entrepreneur for over 20 years and founded SharpFutures, a creative digital agency that supports diverse young people into employment prior to starting at Co-Ops UK. Rose will use one of heroes Bertrand Russell to kick off the discussion, with his 1954 quote that is just as pertinent in today's climate, if not more so: “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation".
Daniel Cox is Project Development Manager at Co-Operative College in Manchester. Daniel will be discussing his work, which focuses on inspiring and empowering a new generation of young leaders to use the co-operative model to disrupt and redistribute power in society. He'll also be talking about how we can work together to expose young people and community leaders to ideas of co-operativism to provoke their imagination.
Sion Whellens is a London-based cooperative worker, adviser and organiser at Calverts, Principle Six and Solidfund. He represents the UK at CECOP and CICOPA, the European and world federations for co-ops in industry and services. Sion will be talking about how the relevance of worker co-operation is not its potential to rescue the small business sector, or to mitigate the effects of structural unemployment and social deprivation. Rather, it is the capacity of organised workers to deconstruct useless and oppressive work, and collaborate in creating a new productive arrangement based on meeting human need without exploitation, class oppression and ecological destruction.
Why are co-ops relevant in a time of political and economic crisis?
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We're looking forward to welcoming you to the first CoTech Meetup for a while! Before 2020 we were already witnessing growing levels of inequality and precarious work. Now, with the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic colliding with the UK's exit from the EU, we seem to be entering a period of massive economic and social change. This may well lead to spiralling levels of unemployment.
How could coops grow and form to change this prediction?
Join us for an informal evening, with short presentations for 4 great speakers, and an opportunity for discussion.
How to grow the cooperative economy, support and sustain radical technology, and create positive social impact in its locality.
About this Event
In this workshop Polly, who has been developing SPACE4 since it began in 2017, will share some of her top tips. SPACE4 is a work, training and events space that is run by Outlandish Cooperative with support from the wider CoTech community. It aims to grow the cooperative economy, support and sustain radical technology, and create positive social impact in its locality.
In 2019 SPACE4 moved from its original location to a larger space. We have been contracted by Islington Council to operate this space for the next 10 years. We are now building partnerships in order to deliver more, as well as continuing to develop our core programme of public training and events and bespoke support for our community. We're already in discussions about operating new spaces and projects across the UK in collaboration with local partners.
This workshop will build on the SPACE4 case study, and Polly's 10 years of experience working in related fields, to discuss how to procure a building or space, how to fund space-related projects, and tips for developing a cohesive and impactful community. We'll also touch on some aspirations for SPACE4, highlighting examples of inspiring projects and best-practice from around the world.
Read more about SPACE4 https://letschangetherules.org/map/space4
Design plays a key role in our every day lives. Whether we explicitly notice it or not, so much around us is consciously designed - our buildings and cities, the tools and services we use, books, images, websites and images. Yet when capitalism encroaches on all elements of life, graphic designers are forced into advertising, and architects have little choice but to design banks and shopping centres. As we face global political insecurity and environmental catastrophe, what role can designers play in building strong social movements?
This event will bring together designers who are interested in applying their skills to social issues and building social movements. Join us to hear their thoughts, and discuss the issues at stake. We'll be hearing from:
Gemma Copeland
Gemma is an interdependent digital designer. She is a member of Common Knowledge, a worker cooperative that designs digital tools for grassroots activists. She is also part of the new Designers + Cultural Workers branch of United Voices of the World. Gemma will discuss the agency that designers have in building alternative social and political structures, given that design is inherently an imaginative and relational practice.
Autonomous Design Group
Autonomous Design Group is an independent collective of designers,
artists and creatives opposed to capitalism and authoritarianism. They
believe that the aesthetic is of vital importance in the terrain of
political struggle; all their designs are available open-source and they
design for a variety of groups www.weareadg.org. They will give a brief historical introduction to brief history political design collectives
(Atelier Populaire, Grapus, DSG) and discuss their work and motivations.
Robbie Blundell
Robbie Blundell works as an interdependent graphic designer.
Through this he has recently been developing and maintaining an assemblage of aesthetics, cooperatives, technologies, identities, communities, politics, friends and cultures. He is a member of Evening Class and previously co-produced Strike magazine.
Julian Siravo & Francesca Farruggia
Julian & Francesca are part of Autonomy_Urban and has been developing a series of de-commodified infrastructures for work, including co-working facilities, SME logistics support services and an infrastructure for the future of ageing and social care. He’ll be presenting the latter of the three, Long Term Care Centres looking at how we can build a home for community care a cooperative nursing.
The Venue/Organiser
SPACE4 is a work and events space that aims to bring together people and organisations to use digital technology for social good and activism. We particularly work with cooperatives and non-hierarchical organisations, and is part of CoTech, the UKs network of digital co-operatives.
Design plays a key role in our every day lives. Whether we explicitly notice it or not, so much around us is consciously designed - our buildings and cities, the tools and services we use, books, images, websites and images. Yet when capitalism encroaches on all elements of life, graphic designers are forced into advertising, and architects have little choice but to design banks and shopping centres. As we face global political insecurity and environmental catastrophe, what role can designers play in building strong social movements?
This event will bring together designers who are interested in applying their skills to social issues and building social movements. Join us to hear their thoughts, and discuss the issues at stake. We'll be hearing from:
Gemma Copeland
Gemma is an interdependent digital designer. She is a member of Common Knowledge, a worker cooperative that designs digital tools for grassroots activists. She is also part of the new Designers + Cultural Workers branch of United Voices of the World. Gemma will discuss the agency that designers have in building alternative social and political structures, given that design is inherently an imaginative and relational practice.
Autonomous Design Group
Autonomous Design Group is an independent collective of designers,
artists and creatives opposed to capitalism and authoritarianism. They
believe that the aesthetic is of vital importance in the terrain of
political struggle; all their designs are available open-source and they
design for a variety of groups www.weareadg.org. They will give a brief historical introduction to brief history political design collectives
(Atelier Populaire, Grapus, DSG) and discuss their work and motivations.
Robbie Blundell
Robbie Blundell works as an interdependent graphic designer.
Through this he has recently been developing and maintaining an assemblage of aesthetics, cooperatives, technologies, identities, communities, politics, friends and cultures. He is a member of Evening Class and previously co-produced Strike magazine.
Julian Siravo
Julian is part of Autonomy_Urban and has been developing a series of de-commodified infrastructures for work, including co-working facilities, SME logistics support services and an infrastructure for the future of ageing and social care. He’ll be presenting the latter of the three, Long Term Care Centres looking at how we can build a home for community care a cooperative nursing.
The Venue/Organiser
SPACE4 is a work and events space that aims to bring together people and organisations to use digital technology for social good and activism. We particularly work with cooperatives and non-hierarchical organisations, and is part of CoTech, the UKs network of digital co-operatives.
Design plays a key role in our every day lives. Whether we explicitly notice it or not, so much around us is consciously designed - our buildings and cities, the tools and services we use, books, images, websites and images. Yet when capitalism encroaches on all elements of life, graphic designers are forced into advertising, and architects have little choice but to design banks and shopping centres. As we face global political insecurity and environmental catastrophe, what role can designers play in building strong social movements?
This event will bring together designers who are interested in applying their skills to social issues and building social movements. Join us to hear their thoughts, and discuss the issues at stake. We'll be hearing from:
Gemma Copeland
Gemma is an interdependent digital designer. She is a member of Common Knowledge, a worker cooperative that designs digital tools for grassroots activists. She is also part of the new Designers + Cultural Workers branch of United Voices of the World. Gemma will discuss the agency that designers have in building alternative social and political structures, given that design is inherently an imaginative and relational practice.
Autonomous Design Group
Autonomous Design Group is an independent collective of designers,
artists and creatives opposed to capitalism and authoritarianism. They
believe that the aesthetic is of vital importance in the terrain of
political struggle; all their designs are available open-source and they
design for a variety of groups www.weareadg.org. They will give a brief historical introduction to brief history political design collectives
(Atelier Populaire, Grapus, DSG) and discuss their work and motivations.
Robbie Blundell
Robbie Blundell works as an interdependent graphic designer.
Through this he has recently been developing and maintaining an assemblage of aesthetics, cooperatives, technologies, identities, communities, politics, friends and cultures.
He is a member of Evening Class and previously co-produced Strike magazine.
SPACE4 is a work and events space that aims to bring together people and organisations to use digital technology for social good and activism. We particularly work with cooperatives and non-hierarchical organisations.
Designing the future: what role can designers play in movement building?
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Design plays a key role in our every day lives. Whether we explicitly notice it or not, so much around us is consciously designed - our buildings and cities, the tools and services we use, books, images, websites and images. Yet when capitalism encroaches on all elements of life, graphic designers are forced into advertising, and architects have little choice but to design banks and shopping centres. As we face global political insecurity and environmental catastrophe, what role can designers play in building strong social movements?
This event will bring together designers who are interested in applying their skills to social issues and building social movements. Join us to hear their thoughts, and discuss the issues at stake. We'll be hearing from:
Gemma Copeland
Gemma is an interdependent digital designer. She is a member of Common Knowledge, a worker cooperative that designs digital tools for grassroots activists. She is also part of the new Designers + Cultural Workers branch of United Voices of the World. Gemma will discuss the agency that designers have in building alternative social and political structures, given that design is inherently an imaginative and relational practice.
Autonomous Design Group
Autonomous Design Group is an independent collective of designers,
artists and creatives opposed to capitalism and authoritarianism. They
believe that the aesthetic is of vital importance in the terrain of
political struggle; all their designs are available open-source and they
design for a variety of groups www.weareadg.org. They will give a brief historical introduction to brief history political design collectives
(Atelier Populaire, Grapus, DSG) and discuss their work and motivations.
Robbie Blundell
Robbie is a graphic designer. He is part of Evening Class
SPACE4 is a work and events space that aims to bring together people and organisations to use digital technology for social good and activism. We particularly work with cooperatives and non-hierarchical organisations.
Creating an environment where you can be open about what you like, and communicate it confidently.
How do social conventions limit exploration in the bedroom?
Studies have shown sexual openness and exploration lead to increased satisfaction in the bedroom.
However, many of us still struggle letting go of preconceived sexual norms and exploring unconventional practices.
Come join us for our third instalment of our open conversations about all things sex - this time focused around self-confidence and openess about pleasure with a partner.
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Come celebrate this Saint Valentines at SPACE4, whether you have a partner or rocking the happy single life, and learn how to embrace passion and let go of preconceived notions of what sex should be. We should all be open about what we like, and learn how to communicate it confidently 💪
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SPEAKERS
Alma Ramirez and Patricia Cervantes are the founders of Vibio (https://www.vibio.co.uk/) a Sextech start-up creating innovative sex toys that challenge people to explore their sexuality. Their mission is to present it in a natural way to encourage everyone to feel comfortable with themselves and their sexuality.
Monica Karpinski is the founder and editor of The Femedic (https://thefemedic.com/) an education, media, and research platform for women's health. They provide trustworthy and essential information, solidarity, analysis, and insight on areas of women's health that are not reliably covered elsewhere.
Lianne Young is a sex and relationships advisor and pornography expert. She is now the host of PurelyWoman podcast, covering topics that encourage confidence for others on sex, relationships, sex education, pleasure products, pornography and everything in between!
FACILITATORS
The venue given in-kind by SPACE4 is a work- training- and events space dedicated to fostering a positive future for the technology industry. It supports forward-thinking organisations and individuals who promote diversity in the tech sector, and non-hierarchical, non-exploitative ways of working. It is operated by digital worker co-operative Outlandish.
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Event runs from 7pm until 9pm.
This event is open to all genders and ages.
Free drinks.
We are committed to spreading the word. If you do not have the means to attend, get in touch to apply for a free ticket.
A practical workshop where attendees get to grips with the principles of Sociocracy, learn the full process of making proposals and practise the skill of making consent-based decisions. You will learn enough to be able to take it back to your workplace and implement it.
What will you get?
A thorough understanding of the principles of Sociocracy and consent based-decision making.
Practical skills to enable you to start running consent-based proposals as soon as you get back to work.
An opportunity to ask real practitioners anything you want about Sociocracy and gain real insight in to how to make it work for you.
Facilitators
Pete Burden and Abi Handley are delivering this workshop.
Pete is a business strategist who specialises in developing positive organisational cultures and promoting leadership throughout an organisation. He introduced Sociocracy to Outlandish and has been pivotal in supporting the development of the co-operative.
Abi is a key organiser within Outlandish. She is across programme management, finances, communications and business development and focusses much of her time in developing the communication skills across the Outlandish team.
Further Reading
READ about why we believe in Sociocracy and how it works for us.
https://outlandish.com/blog/democracy-is-dead-long-live-sociocracy/
Who are Outlandish?
Outlandish is a non-hierarchical tech company. We want to make the world a fairer, better place with the use of technology, from web apps, data dashboards and monitoring tools that aid the discovery of new insights from complex data, to mass-impact campaigns and websites that promote your causes and mobilise your key audiences.
Our clients include BBC, British Council, Now Pensions, Care International, Moodle, Greenpeace and UNICEF.
We use Sociocracy as part of our business model and have done for more than 5 years. For us, getting this buy-in throughout the organisation has been invaluable and we want to share that experience and knowledge with others.
Please note the price includes VAT. We have tried to price the workshop to be accessible for individuals & SME's, but if it is still beyond your reach please get in touch and we'll see how else we can help you.
Whole team workshops and more dates available on request.
If you would like to find out more contact abi@outlandish.com or visit our website https://outlandish.com/
A practical workshop where attendees get to grips with the principles of Sociocracy, learn the full process of making proposals and practise the skill of making consent-based decisions. You will learn enough to be able to take it back to your workplace and implement it.
What will you get?
A thorough understanding of the principles of Sociocracy and consent based-decision making.
Practical skills to enable you to start running consent-based proposals as soon as you get back to work.
An opportunity to ask real practitioners anything you want about Sociocracy and gain real insight in to how to make it work for you.
Facilitators
Pete Burden and Abi Handley are delivering this workshop.
Pete is a business strategist who specialises in developing positive organisational cultures and promoting leadership throughout an organisation. He introduced Sociocracy to Outlandish and has been pivotal in supporting the development of the co-operative.
Abi is a key organiser within Outlandish. She is across programme management, finances, communications and business development and focusses much of her time in developing the communication skills across the Outlandish team.
Further Reading
READ about why we believe in Sociocracy and how it works for us.
https://outlandish.com/blog/democracy-is-dead-long-live-sociocracy/
Who are Outlandish?
Outlandish is a non-hierarchical tech company. We want to make the world a fairer, better place with the use of technology, from web apps, data dashboards and monitoring tools that aid the discovery of new insights from complex data, to mass-impact campaigns and websites that promote your causes and mobilise your key audiences.
Our clients include BBC, British Council, Now Pensions, Care International, Moodle, Greenpeace and UNICEF.
We use Sociocracy as part of our business model and have done for more than 5 years. For us, getting this buy-in throughout the organisation has been invaluable and we want to share that experience and knowledge with others.
Please note the price includes VAT. We have tried to price the workshop to be accessible for individuals & SME's, but if it is still beyond your reach please get in touch and we'll see how else we can help you.
Whole team workshops and more dates available on request.
If you would like to find out more contact [masked] or visit our website https://outlandish.com/
This unique workshop takes the best elements of emotional design and the Google Design Sprint and boils them down to one day. Come along with your ideas and we’ll take you through exercises that blast them apart before turning them into something that works for real people. We’ll help you define key users, conceptualise your minimum viable product and create your product roadmap.
What will you get?
An intense user focused product development session
An understanding of how Design Sprints work
Practical skills to enable you to use Design Sprint methods to help your team to develop ideas, fast
The opportunity to ask the experts more about product development, and how you can move forward
Facilitators
Richard Edwards has delivered & designed many of Outlandish's Design Sprints for clients, including the British Council, Prospect (the UK's professionals union), and Moodle. He joins Outlandish from a career in the BBC and NGOs, including CARE International UK as Digital Manager.
Kayleigh Walsh has been with Outlandish as a Project Manager since 2016 and will cover this workshop with Richard. When Kayleigh Walsh isn't managing projects, running user-testing sessions or holding design workshops she is working as a community developer, reaching out to other coops and charities. Kayleigh is also a member of the Worker Coop Council, and is involved in many initiatives to support women in technology.
Further Reading
Read more about Design Sprint In A Day and how the workshop can be useful for you
https://outlandish.com/blog/products/design-sprints-at-outlandish/
Who are Outlandish?
Outlandish is a co-operative tech company. We want to make the world a fairer, better place with the use of technology, from web apps, data dashboards and monitoring tools that aid the discovery of new insights from complex data, to mass-impact campaigns and websites that promote your causes and mobilise your key audiences.
Our clients include BBC, British Council, Now Pensions, Care International, Moodle, Greenpeace and UNICEF.
We use Sociocracy as part of our business model and have done for more than 5 years. For us, getting this buy-in throughout the organisation has been invaluable and we want to share that experience and knowledge with others.
Please note the price includes VAT and we have deliberately priced these workshops accessible for individuals & SME's. Lunch is provided. Book Now!
Whole team workshops available and more dates available on request.
If you like to find out more contact [masked] or visit our website https://outlandish.com/
This unique workshop takes the best elements of emotional design and the Google Design Sprint and boils them down to one day. Come along with your ideas and we’ll take you through exercises that blast them apart before turning them into something that works for real people. We’ll help you define key users, conceptualise your minimum viable product and create your product roadmap.
What will you get?
A thorough understanding of how Design Sprint works. Want to improve the lives of others through tech? Got an idea for a website, service or app? Whatever the stage of your product, get it defined at our intensive London workshop.
Practical skills to enable you to use Design Sprint .
An opportunity to ask the experts about how Design Sprint works and how you can benefit from it.
Facilitators
Our own Kayleigh Walsh will cover this workshop, she has been with Outlandish since February 2016. When she’s not managing projects, running user-testing sessions , holding design workshops, she works as a community developer, reaching out to other coops and charities. Kayleigh is also a member of the Worker Coop Council, and is involved in many initiatives to support women in technology.
Richard Edwards is an UX expert and has been part of the Outlandish Team for many years. He will cover everything you need to know about Design Sprint In A Day and help you develop your idea/product.
Further Reading
Read more about Design Sprint In A Day and how the workshop can be useful for you.
Outlandish is a co-operative tech company. We want to make the world a fairer, better place with the use of technology, from web apps, data dashboards and monitoring tools that aid the discovery of new insights from complex data, to mass-impact campaigns and websites that promote your causes and mobilise your key audiences.
Our clients include BBC, British Council, Now Pensions, Care International, Moodle, Greenpeace and UNICEF.
We use Sociocracy as part of our business model and have done for more than 5 years. For us, getting this buy-in throughout the organisation has been invaluable and we want to share that experience and knowledge with others.
Please note the price includes VAT and we have deliberately priced these workshops accessible for individuals & SME's. Lunch is provided. Book Now!
Whole team workshops available and more dates available on request.
If you like to find out more contact [masked] or visit our website https://outlandish.com/
Building Trust in Data using practical tools at the Co-op
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The Co-op has a vision to be ‘Trusted with Data’ and to use that data to fuel the Co-op and have been using the ODI Data Ethics Canvas as a tool to help progress against that vision. They have been applying this with Digital teams that are designing digital products and services to enable them to make sensible decisions with data within their projects.
Danny McCarthy and Claire Hadfield will be sharing their experience at this lunchtime session, of implementing this work. The session will also be streamed.
About the speakers:
Danny McCarthy is a Data Governance Manager, and has over 15 years working with Data – analysis, BI & reporting, cleanse, migration, projects, warehousing, quality and governance at in the public and private sectors for organisations like GE, Royal London, Manchester City Council. Claire Hadfield has more than 6 years’ experience working with data, working in the NHS as part of a data governance team for a large Mental Health Trust before moving on to the Co-op, and is now working with the Data Management team to embed and roll out Data Ethics into the design of new Digital products and services at the Co-op.
A bit different from our usual Meetups, this event is the second year we have hosted Goodnight Disruption, a London Tech Week Party. It's hosted by CoTech, a £10million UK alliance of 36 worker-owned tech businesses.
Discover the innovation projects designed and built by the 36 CoTech company members; meet the coding graduates of the latest Founders & Coders cohort; and throw off the tired cliches of disruption to instead discuss meaningful tech careers, innovation and positive social impact.
Doors at 6.30pm, speakers from 7pm and then dance floor from 8pm.
Short talks about internet freedom, data and democracy, worker ownership and more from:
Naomi Alexander Naidoo, The Finance Innovation Lab, @thefinancelab
Martha Dark. Open Rights Group, @OpenRightsGroup
Rob Gamm, Library of Things, @libraryofthings
Dr Sara Gorgoni, University of Greenwich, @SaraGorgoni
Kayleigh Walsh, Outlandish, @outlandish
Plus a VR and AR demo room from Animorph Coop, showcasing their Virtual Inclusion empathy machine, and 'Holopedia' their Magic Leap One app that uses object recognition to extract relevant information from Wikipedia.
Who should attend?
- Organisations who want to achieve positive social impact through tech
- Developers, designers, project managers, user researchers and innovators
- People wanting to use their tech skills for social change
- Freelancers looking to collaborate or curious about worker-owned companies
- Commissioners of projects who want to know why passionate, worker-owned tech businesses make better products
- Startup founders tired of chasing investors - own and resource yourselves!
Sponsored by:
Suma - one of the UK’s largest food co-ops.
And CoTech members:
Agile Collective - websites for socially positive organisations
Outlandish - technology for a fairer, better world
Go Free Range - we build software and solve problems
Animorph - virtual, augmented and mixed reality. Solving problems not yet diagnosed…
CoTech is a UK -wide network of creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work.
Goodnight Disruption '19: A London Tech Week party
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A bit different from our usual Meetups, this event is the second year we have hosted Goodnight Disruption, a London Tech Week Party. It's hosted by CoTech, a £10million UK alliance of 36 worker-owned tech businesses.
Discover the innovation projects designed and built by the 36 CoTech company members; meet the coding graduates of the latest Founders & Coders cohort; and throw off the tired cliches of disruption to instead discuss meaningful tech careers, innovation and positive social impact.
Doors at 6.30pm, speakers from 7pm and then dance floor from 8pm.
Short talks about internet freedom, data and democracy, worker ownership and more from:
Naomi Alexander Naidoo, The Finance Innovation Lab, @thefinancelab
Martha Dark. Open Rights Group, @OpenRightsGroup
Rob Gamm, Library of Things, @libraryofthings
Kayleigh Walsh, Outlandish, @outlandish
Who should attend?
- Organisations who want to achieve positive social impact through tech
- Developers, designers, project managers, user researchers and innovators
- People wanting to use their tech skills for social change
- Freelancers looking to collaborate or curious about worker-owned companies
- Commissioners of projects who want to know why passionate, worker-owned tech businesses make better products
- Startup founders tired of chasing investors - own and resource yourselves!
Sponsored by:
Suma - one of the UK’s largest food co-ops.
And CoTech members:
Agile Collective - websites for socially positive organisations
Outlandish - technology for a fairer, better world
Go Free Range - we build software and solve problems
Animorph - virtual, augmented and mixed reality. Solving problems not yet diagnosed…
CoTech is a UK -wide network of creative technology companies, fully owned and controlled by the people who do the work.
An event looking at how technology is helping to raise public scrutiny of politicians. We'll be looking at some real-life examples of targeted campaigns and tools that help us to understand what politicians are up to and how we can have a say in their priorities.
Joaquim d'Souza and Hazel Sheffield
In March, the Huffington Post published #SoldFromUnderYou, an investigation revealing that local councils are selling off billions of pounds worth of publicly owned property just to make ends meet. #SoldFromUnderYou was the result of a year of Freedom of Information requests sent to all 353 English councils by the Bureau Local, part of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and reporting by journalists through the Bureau Local's network of local reporters. It came with a map, created by Joaquim d'Souza, allowing anyone to search the location of the 12,000 spaces that have been sold since 2014. Joaquim and Hazel Sheffield, who worked in collaboration with the Bureau Local on the project, will speak about how the investigation came together, how they created the searchable map, and what's next for the project.
Seena Shah, Director of Marketing at PolicyMogul
Seena is listed as a top 50 women in digital under 30 by The Drum. Her interest in change at Government level led her to her current role with PolicyMogul where she is Director of Marketing. Seena will be discussing how important it is to have diversity in those who influence policy and policy-makers, in order to create a politics that is truly reflective of society.
Matt Chocqueel-Mangan, Policy Tracker & Vote for Policies
Matt is an experienced agile coach and digital service designer, on a mission to create what he describes as a 'sustainable democracy'. Matt created Vote for Policies and more recently Policy Tracker which focus on transparency and accountability to increase participation.
Joaquim d'Souza and Hazel Sheffield
In March, the Huffington Post published #SoldFromUnderYou, an investigation revealing that local councils are selling off billions of pounds worth of publicly owned property just to make ends meet. #SoldFromUnderYou was the result of a year of Freedom of Information requests sent to all 353 English councils by the Bureau Local, part of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and reporting by journalists through the Bureau Local's network of local reporters. It came with a map, created by Joaquim d'Souza, allowing anyone to search the location of the 12,000 spaces that have been sold since 2014. Joaquim and Hazel Sheffield, who worked in collaboration with the Bureau Local on the project, will speak about how the investigation came together, how they created the searchable map, and what's next for the project.
Seena Shah, Director of Marketing at PolicyMogul
Seena is listed as a top 50 women in digital under 30 by The Drum. Her interest in change at Government level led her to her current role with PolicyMogul where she is Director of Marketing. Seena will be discussing how important it is to have diversity in those who influence policy and policy-makers, in order to create a politics that is truly reflective of society.
Matt Chocqueel-Mangan, Policy Tracker & Vote for Policies
Matt is an experienced agile coach and digital service designer, on a mission to create what he describes as a 'sustainable democracy'. Matt created Vote for Policies and more recently Policy Tracker which focus on transparency and accountability to increase participation.
Transparent, Meritocratic & Peer-owned: Open Source Technology and the 21st Century Cooperative
This event will bring together experts and innovators in the field of open source technology and the co-operative movement. We'll be examining the similarities in the two movements, in terms of the philosophies and decentralised organising methods. We'll be delving into how and why these movements are breaking away from mainstream for-profit companies and technologies.
Terry Tyldesley
Terry is a producer and musician, and Chair of Resonate, a new, ethical music streaming co-operative harnessing blockchain technology. Resonate is out to create a fairer music ecosystem using a #stream2own model, and by building a variety of artist-empowering services. It is going open source and believes sharing technology is vital for the co-operative movement.
Nic Wistreich
Nic is an active contributor to the open-source community, with a particular interest in the world of film and cinema. He has written on Coops and Open Source for New Internationalist's People Over Capital book, and is an active member of the CiviCRM community. Nic will be exploring the idea that if open source and and coop communities could wise up to their weaknesses and learn from each other’s strengths, there could be not only be a new economic and governance model; but a new method for solving complex problems.
Abi Handley
Abi is a member of Outlandish, a worker owned co-operative, that actively contributes to the open source community and open source projects to deliver the majority of its client work. Abi will talk about the technical reasons for preferring open source technology: a wider community checking each others work leads to better results, particularly in terms of security and ease of use.
Graham Mitchell
Graham is a web developer who has been involved with and founded numerous projects to support the co-operative movement. Most recently he has helped develop platform6.coop, a platform which aims to pool skills, resources and knowledge to facilitate coops to thrive. Graham will talk about how the open source movement can borrow from the co-op movement to become more sustainable.
To find out more about open source technology, visit http://opensource.org/. Please note that this is not an official event hosed by the Open Source Initiative.
Open Source Technology and the 21st Century Cooperative
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Transparent, Meritocratic & Peer-owned: Open Source Technology and the 21st Century Cooperative
This event will bring together experts and innovators in the field of open source technology and the co-operative movement. We'll be examining the similarities in the two movements, in terms of the philosophies and decentralised organising methods. We'll be delving into how and why these movements are breaking away from mainstream for-profit companies and technologies.
Terry Tyldesley
Terry is a producer and musician, and Chair of Resonate, a new, ethical music streaming co-operative harnessing blockchain technology. Resonate is out to create a fairer music ecosystem using a #stream2own model, and by building a variety of artist-empowering services. It is going open source and believes sharing technology is vital for the co-operative movement.
Nic Weistrich
Nic is an active contributor to the open-source community, with a particular interest in the world of film and cinema. He has written on Coops and Open Source for New Internationalist's People Over Capital book, and is an active member of the CiviCRM community. Nic will be exploring the idea that if open source and and coop communities could wise up to their weaknesses and learn from each other’s strengths, there could be not only be a new economic and governance model; but a new method for solving complex problems.
Graham Mitchell
Graham is a web developer who has been involved with and founded numerous projects to support the co-operative movement. Most recently he has helped develop platform6.coop, a platform which aims to pool skills, resources and knowledge to facilitate coops to thrive. Graham will talk about how the open source movement can borrow from the co-op movement to become more sustainable.
To find out more about open source technology, visit http://opensource.org/. Please note that this is not an official event hosed by the Open Source Initiative.
There is a plethora of Customer Relationship Management systems and e-campaigning technology on offer. Many are built with charities and campaigning organisations in mind, and others can be adapted to suit them. Deciding which CRM is suitable for your organisation can be a confusing and lengthy process.
This event is an opportunity for you to hear from some CRM experts, ask questions and use the technology hands-on.
Short presentations will be followed by an opportunity to try out the products and ask the experts specific questions related to your organisations' needs. The event is predominantly aimed at charities, campaigners, community groups and small businesses, but is open to anyone with an interest.
Introduction (Emily MacLoud)
Emily MacLoud is a UX Designer who works in the social sector. She is drawn to design thinking for its structured, human-centered, value-driven approach to messy problems.
CRMs are the lifeblood of any organisation. But there are so many options out there... How do you choose the right one? Emily will take you through the 3 CRM Commandments to stick by when designing these complex systems and some practical exercises you can run with your team to find the best solution to suit you.
CRMs presented include:
CiviCRM (presented by Veda Consulting)
CiviCRM includes Direct Debit integration. Veda also created an extension to allow Gift Aid submissions to be submitted online to the HMRC, and more recently a GDPR extension which aims to enable charities/organisations to manage their supporters in a GDPR compliant manner.
Time to Spare (Tom Neill)
Time to Spare is a CRM built to help charities manage their members and volunteers, and to collaborate with other organisations in the social sector. Time to Spare gives charities the option to easily share their projects, statistics and impact with Local Authorities and grant-making foundations. As part of that, if you're based in Camden or Barking & Dagenham, you can get access to up to 5 user accounts for free (if you ask us for an invite).
Makerble (Matt Kepple)
Makerble is a versatile CRM tool where each of your contacts can optionally become users. This means that you can easily mobilise supporters by enabling them to log their offline campaigning actions, spur each other on with comments and likes on each other's progress, and maintain an up-to-date activity summary for each of your campaigning targets whether they're MPs, corporations, media or influencers.
Donorfy (Lucy Hunter)
Donorfy is a fundraising CRM in the cloud for charities great and small. A donor database which integrates with other best-of-breed applications in the cloud, it's smart, powerful and affordable.
Engaging Networks (Keira Roth)
Engaging Networks is an eCRM used by not-for-profits all around the world. Engaging Networks drives charities' email and action pages and connect directly to their CRM via API and can provide a full database of record. Engaging Networks promotes the use of good data to create good supporter experiences. Because email tools, donation, campaigns and events pages are all linked you can build enticing and intuitive supporter journeys.
NationBuilder (Chris Riklin)
NationBuilder is a community engagement designed for individuals or organisations that need to lead, engage, and mobilise a community of supporters at scale. The platform includes a supporter database and workflow tools (CRM), fully integrated websites and actions pages (CMS), targeted and personalised emailing tools, and a finances/ donation suite in an all-in-one integrated system.
PolicyMogul (Seena Shah)
PolicyMogul is a software platform for public affairs professionals and those trying to influence policy. PolicyMogul allows users to monitor work progress, log activities, assign tasks, track and share documentation, events and contacts, and communicate with relevant parliamentarians.
This event will focus on innovation and ethics within our financial systems.
The financial crash and the technology boom have been catalysts for new systems of banking. Many new projects seek to reinstate trust in our monetary systems and provide people with more transparent and convenient ways of managing money. How are these working? What are some of the most exciting developments? And what are the negative patterns that are still being recreated? In what ways are new projects looking for inspiration in old systems?
As a network of co-ops, CoTech is rooted in sustainable and people-centred ways of organising work and money. Co-ops are entwined with credit mutuals, building societies and the like, and now we are supporting the new digital generation of fair banking. We're excited to invite a panel of experts and innovators and we'd love for you to join us to learn and discuss. We'll be hearing from:
Marloes Nicholls
Marloes is Head of Programmes at the Finance Innovation Lab, and was a co-founder of the campaign Move Your Money UK. Marloes will be talking about how tech in finance too often reinforces and exacerbates inequalities in the system. She will share ways in which the Finance Innovation Lab is trying to support change so that the future of finance serves an equitable and environmentally sustainable future.
Nonhlanhla Makuyana
Nonhlanhla Makuyana is an organiser, educator and a Decolonising Economics strategist. They've worked with new economy organisations such as Positive Money, Stir To Action ShareAction to centre racial justice in their strategies. They will speak about money and banking in relation to systems of colonisation and exploitation, particularly how money and banking is organised in a way of continuing these same patterns.
Fionn Travers-Smith
Fionn Travers-Smith is helping to develop the social impact, marketing, and market research frameworks of the Regional Community Banking movement. The movement is developing a socially responsible, economically impactful banking model to deliver inclusive growth and community benefit banking across the UK. Using the latest technology and an innovative co-operative governance model, the CSBA is establishing a movement of banks that will dramatically transform the economic landscape of banking and finance in the UK
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