This blog is a compilation of stories shared by Rachel Mahuku, Education Sector Program Manager at The Wellspring Foundation for Education. How The Wellspring Foundation embarked on...
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There are no experts on questions of judgement. Matters of judgement are civic challenges that cannot be unilaterally resolved in millimetres or economic units....
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[caption id="attachment_3376" align="alignright" width="280"] ©Alamy[/caption] A connoisseur is a person who knows a lot about a particular subject. They are thought of as expert judges...
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Asset-Based Community Development - Making A Difference In Your Community. Nurture Development Managing Director, Cormac Russell, discusses how we can make a difference in our...
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This blog is a reposting of Cormac Russell's contribution to Axiom News on February 11th 2016. You can see the original article here. Curator’s Note: The...
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According to Thomas Friedman (2005), globalization has evolved over three phases across recent human history: phase one (1492- 1800) was the globalization of countries, phase...
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Harry Boyte in “The Citizen Solution” (2009) notes that the rising dominance of experts (technocracy) is hollowing out civic agency throughout American society. This...
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Over the next three weeks I’d like to look at three particular areas that are breaking down community, namely consumerism, globalisation, and technocracy. Consumerism Walter Brueggemann,...
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Click here to download the 2016 calendar, a little gift to start the New Year compliments of our friends in Aberdeen! ...
Read More-- 31 & 31 MARCH 2016 -- Event organised by Aberdeen City Council. More information coming soon. Click on the video to see the latest Community...
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-- 20 to 25 MARCH 2016 -- The Wellspring Foundation had a week of ABCD training in ABCD with Cormac Russell in August 2012. This...
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-- 1 & 2 MARCH 2016 -- Nurture Development Managing Director, Cormac Russell, will deliver a 2-day ABCD workshop. Where: Sjælland (Denmark) ...
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