"We must build tech we trust... and trust is about confident vulnerability", says Kevin Werbach & Azeem Azhar
Digital mapping isn't just about A to B. It can raise awareness on gender, manage disasters & show government corruption
Germany is building 100 kms of autobahn exclusively for bicycles of all kinds - and other countries are following
Alternative Editorial: Can Art Save Our World?
"To stop being me for a little while and to become us": Byrne (and Eno) on the social power of the choir
Beneath the surface of "left" and "right" political identities, a tumult of complex views in the UK
The protestors in Hong Kong and Moscow are full of brilliant ideas - and may inspire our own democratic activism
"A lark, a spree, it’s very clear to see"... that gamification can help you provide social and global benefit
"The Wigan Deal" beats austerity by putting unique human relationships at the core. Does it anticipate a more radical future too?
A degrading natural world poised against a generally improving humanity: or, the Environmentalist's Paradox
Elinor Ostrom got her Nobel for showing how a "commons" could be best managed. Now she inspires blockchain developers
Alternative Editorial 100: More Radical Than Expected
A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE UK, BEHAVIOUR, BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, PARTY POLITICS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTpat kanebig picture, self development, community development, cosmolocalism, new politics, radical, Citizens Action Networks
Living Mix: a cascade of social and cultural "alternatives", from adult-free playgrounds to an airforce that serves nature
A "local economic blueprint" for Totnes could inspire other places to maximise their renewable assets
The planetary crisis is on our plates: Mark Lynas on how we must revolutionise our eating, as well as our farming
Push back those working hours to care for others and the planet, and to develop ourselves. But a positive vision is required
Intimacy is an essential human need. But it may not be exclusive to personal relationships
A/UK PODCAST, ACTION, BEHAVIOUR, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, LOCALISM, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTpat kaneemotional needs, human givens, social media, belonging, connection, community
Can a Learning Marathon help us get our need for connection met, in the midst of multiple crises?
Now even Cambridge professors argue for deliberative democracy and sustained street protest, to tackle our climate breakdown
Alternative Editorial: What Is Integrity?
A/UK EDITORIAL, ACTION, BEHAVIOUR, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL CULTUREpat kaneintegrity, behaviour, extinction rebellion, greta thunberg, teenagers, mental health