The Emperor’s New Policies – Revisiting Inclusivity and Diversity
A Jungian reading of DEI and gender-identity policy in practice: how hubris, persona and shadow surface when ideals meet law, safeguarding and operations. Traces corporate […]
Organisation Development
Community Media Leadership and Development – Discussion Sessions
What would it take to rebuild trust between media organisations and the communities they aim to serve? This question challenges us to consider not only […]
Why the UK Needs Civic Media Hubs: Revitalising Community Media for Social Solidarity
In an age where local news is rapidly disappearing, and media ownership is increasingly centralised, communities across the UK face a critical challenge: access to […]
Community Media – Practical Governance
Effective governance is a cornerstone of success for any community media project, whether it’s a community newspaper or a radio station. Governance encompasses more than […]
Community Media Good Governance Principles
Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, expects community radio stations to adhere to good governance practices.[i] Community radio stations, like other voluntary service and […]
Supporting Conversations About Criminal Justice
One of the challenges that came with the Covid-19 pandemic, has been the bar on people travelling and connecting internationally. This hit many people in […]
Shifting Towards a Care and Empathy Model of Business Engagement
Yesterday I took part in a Leicester Business Festival webinar about how employee engagement has changed as a result of the pandemic. We talked about […]
What has the Pandemic Meant for Organisations and Work Teams?
In living through the lockdown have we been part of a revolution? Maybe not the kind of revolution we might associate with sudden social change, […]
Decentered Podcast 045 – Working With a Social Value Ethos
Podcast: Play in new window
http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Decentered-Media-Podcast-045-2019-12-10-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowTonight’s conversation was a chance to explore in more detail how a social value view of community and civic organisations can […]
Social Value Act and Community Media
The Social Value Act of 2012 was introduced by the UK government as a way of shapping the commissioning criteria for public and government services. […]