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Considering the future of development
“Our best decisions are made when we take not only our current needs into account, but when we consider how they will be affected by the state of the world in the future”. Or so says Gustavo Montes de Oca, an intern at London-based Forum for the Future. In this guest post, Gustavo takes us … Continue reading Considering the future of development
Development best practice for beginners. #4
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Development best practice for beginners. #3
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Development best practice for beginners. #2
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Development best practice for beginners. #1
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Time to eat our own dog food?
Is the future of social mobile an empowered few, or an empowered many? Mobile tools in the hands of the masses presents great opportunity for NGO-led social change, but is that the future we’re creating? In “The White Man’s Burden – Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and … Continue reading Time to eat our own dog food?
The “long tail” revisited
Four years ago was a very lonely time. Not for me personally, understand, but in the social mobile space. The wider non-profit world was just beginning to take a serious interest in what the technology had to offer, and in 2004 I’d just co-authored one of the earlier reports – funded by the Vodafone Group … Continue reading The “long tail” revisited
And the winner is…
Few would dispute that we’re living in an age of tremendous innovation. It’s hard to believe that the PC has only been around for 20-odd years, and the mobile phone half-of-that. The personal computer may have blazed the original consumer IT trail, but what is happening today with the mobile phone is potentially hugely more … Continue reading And the winner is…
From 1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0: The new web?
I don’t spend a huge amount of time searching Facebook groups, but when I saw this one it looked pretty interesting. It quite neatly captures what’s ‘happening’ with the web, and what the little number at the end means to people ‘browser-side’. Is this what’s happening? Web1.0: Brain & Eyes – Information Web2.0: Brain, Eyes, … Continue reading From 1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0: The new web?
The return of the Dark Continent
For centuries Africa was known as the Dark Continent. It was place of mystery, exotic animals, vast wilderness, all manner of beasts, evil spirits, disease, cannibals and pretty much anything else you’d care to imagine. You just have to take a look at this 1838 map to see how little was known of the interior. … Continue reading The return of the Dark Continent