Edinburgh Festivals' far-reaching impact revealed
video platform video management video solutions video player via festivalsedinburgh.com Edinburgh has the best evaluated festivals: yesterday saw the publication of a major impact assessment report on Edinburgh's twelve main festivals (those who m...
Parallel discussions.
Another week and another slew of podcasts down the wires from the RSA. Of note to me recently has been the discussions that focus on some of my favourite themes, yet apply them to subjects other than events. Two of note have been:Loyd Grossman et ...
Re-engaging with my research plans.
I've been starting to get back into the PhD mindset of late. Much as I've enjoyed a lot of the marking I've been doing of late it's refreshing to be able to think creatively for a while: retaining a critical approach, but being less judgemental. M...
Tea's up.
A few years ago, when I was young and carefree, I contributed to a blog managed by my good friend Richard. My postings were rare, sporadic and rarely touched the standard he set on an almost daily basis. I urge you to have a look, it's called The ...
Breda, day 3: collaborations and communities
Day three of three and perhaps the most mixed of my April trip to Breda. I was pressed into service for a couple more classes: students studying International Leisure Management, a course predominantly taught in Dutch. These were smaller groups an...
Got red hair? Head to Roodharigen in Breda!
Breda clearly has the best festival in the world for anyone interested in red hair. From the simple premise that not many people in the Netherlands have red hair comes an event to celebrate the lucky few. The website is http://www.roodharigen.nl/ ...
Breda, day 2: theatres and theory.
Day two in Breda and a grilling from some of the 2nd year students about the different Edinburgh venues they???re researching. For the record that???s the Festival Theatre, Church Hill Theatre, Storytelling Centre and the Royal Mile (particularly the ...
Breda, day 1: hello and hospitality.
It???s only a few days since Daniel Turner posted from America about his experiences at a US college, with reflections on the disparity of resources and opportunities open to students on campuses countries. I now have the opportunity to match that a...
The Net Works ??? 100% Open
via 100open.com As I've always said, this blog is written largely for me. A place to record thoughts, experiences and progress. But it's also where I keep useful links with a little comment as well: a more engaging Delicious perhaps. So here's a l...
SXSW 2011: The internet is over | The Guardian
via guardian.co.uk This article (click the guardian.co.uk link above) was punted my way by Bob (legendary friend from school days of yore, you remember Bob?). It's an optimistic view of our online future, principally seen from the user's perspecti...