- A Perfect Storm The current relationship between culture and local governement is confused and confusing – there is no cultural system, and hence reliable evidence is difficult to come by. But that is no reason to ignore the problem of falling budgets and asset disposals. Researchers: John Holden Samuel Jones 1 BlogPost 3 Bookmarks 13 Themes
- Bodyshopping
- Building Communities for the Future The government's Building Schools for the Future scheme is a momentous opportunity to catalyse change on a local community level. The key question that this project seeks answers to is how can community participation in BSF be utilised to move beyond the design of new buildings, to shaping and creating learning communities fit for the demands of modern society? Researchers: Shelagh Wright 1 Bookmark 1 Theme
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Changing British Communities
This project is looking at how individuals and communities have changed their expectations about life, in twenty-first century Britain.
Researchers: Alessandra Buonfino Silvia Guglielmi 1 BlogPost 3 Themes - Connecting the Dots Tackling the causes of risks and the drivers of insecurity is complex, time consuming and rarely has an immediate or obvious impact. Researchers: Charlie Edwards 1 BlogPost 1 Theme
- Creativity Projects The means of creative and cultural production are in the hands of many. The recent emergence of affordable digital technology and broadband access, combined with long term improvements in education and living standards herald the dawn of the era of dispersed-creativity. 1 BlogPost 7 Bookmarks 9 Themes
- Cultural Literacy Our identities comprise different senses of belonging to different groups at different times. These are the cultures of which we are all a part, and our world is one of many cultures. The problem is that there is a real lack in our skills to read other cultures. One result is that our newspapers, media and websites carry numeorus stories about hostility between people, breeding a cycle of fear, insecurity and ultimately violence and prejudice. To overcome this, we need a new skill: cultural literacy. Researchers: Samuel Jones 4 BlogPosts 2 Bookmarks 18 Themes
- Demos 2050 Demos has undertaken futures work with a wide range of organisations – helping groups from trade unions to international security bodies plan ahead. 5 BlogPosts 8 Bookmarks 27 Themes
- Demos Podcasts New, improved Demos podcasting. Researchers: Charlie Tims Peter Bradwell 42 BlogPosts 48 Themes
- Demos Projects on the 2012 London Olympics The Olympics are a reflection of the world that creates them - a heady mixture of optimism, unfullfilled expectations and collective global dreams. For cities they represent an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent themselves in buildings, events and social innovations. Researchers: Charlie Tims Joost Beunderman 2 BlogPosts 18 Bookmarks 14 Themes
