Communities, technologies and democratic innovation
At an ESRC Festival of Social Science event on 12th November 2020 (12:30) Wired Sussex at Fusebox director Phil Jones is interviewing Prof Andy Stirling and Prof Adrian Smith in […]
Category Archives: Events
Doing digital differently: four lessons from grassroots innovators
Conventional models for digital technological developments tend to prioritise a linear approach around individual leaders (“founder worship”), a Venture Capital-based investment model, a high financial valuation, and market dominance through […]
Makerspaces making sustainable developments …
Back in October we organised a workshop at the Machines Room makerspace in London, where participants addressed the question, how can makerspaces help cultivate sustainable developments. The results of the […]
CfP:Digital fabrications amongst hackers, makers and manufacturers: whose ‘industrial revolution’?
We invite abstracts for a track we are organising on the theme of digital fabrications amongst hackers, makers and manufacturers, and which will take place in Barcelona over August 31 to September […]
Event: How can makerspaces, fablabs and hackerspaces help cultivate sustainable developments?
The aim of this event on Monday 26 October at the Machines Room in London is to bring together people involved or interested in sustainability activities to share, discuss, and […]
Liberatory technologies? Grassroots digital fabrication
Adrian Smith was in Edinburgh on Monday 9th February to give a seminar about grassroots digital fabrication to the Institute for Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation. The seminar, Liberatory […]
How can citizen laboratories and maker culture contribute to sustainable development?
On Tuesday 18th November I participated in a debate organised by the Centro de Innovación y Tecnología para Desarrollo Humano at MediaLab-Prado on the topic, How can citizen laboratories and […]
Blog: Recordando el Plan de Lucas y el movimiento para producción socialmente util
An edited Spanish version is now online of Adrian Smith’s blog about the Lucas Plan and movement for socially useful production originally posted in English on the Guardian newspaper site. […]
Our community energy research becomes part of an interactive exhibition in London and Cardiff
With the initiative and support of Cardiff University, the Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy project is participating in an exhibition in London and Cardiff. Information about dates and venues is […]
Makers, fixers and grassroots innovation for circular economies
On 3rd June 2014 the Centre for Sustainable Design will be hosting a workshop that explores Makers & Fixers: circular economy and grassroots innovation. The event will explore activities ‘within hacklabs […]
Blog from our grassroots digital fabrication world café
Sabine Hielscher and Adrian Smith have written a blog reflecting on some of the more affective issues arising from World Café discussions about grassroots digital fabrication: Building and nurturing a […]
World Cafe on grassroots digital fabrication
On Thursday 10th April we will be organising a World Cafe discussion about grassroots digital fabrication as part of the Living Knowledge Conference in Copenhagen. You can download the poster here. […]
Delhi workshop on grassroots innovation movements, 8 February 2014
A workshop held in Delhi on 8th February will bring together researchers, activists and policy-makers to learn from one another about grassroots innovation movements. The workshop is organised by Dinesh […]
Recalling the Lucas Plan: what can an old movement for socially useful production tell us about democratising technology today?
SPRU Wednesday Seminar 5th February 2014, room G22, Jubilee Building, University of Sussex Speaker: Adrian Smith; Discussant: Johan Schot It is thirty-eight years since a movement for ‘socially useful production’ pioneered […]
Call for abstracts: what is inclusive innovation? ESOCITE/4S conference in Buenos Aires, August 2014
We are seeking abstracts for high-quality research papers on the topic of innovation for social inclusive and development. The call arises from a session Adrian Smith and colleagues are organising […]
2012 Grassroots Innovations Academic Workshop
Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability: A Research Workshop Aim: critical reflection, analytical consolidation and developing research agendas 16-18th May 2012 at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. News story Organised by Adrian […]
2012 Community Energy Project Public Event
Community energy: taking stock, moving forwards? A panel discussion with audience questions Thursday 8th March 2012, 6pm-7.30pm, UEA-London, Middlesex Street, near Liverpool Street station, LONDON How have recent developments in […]
2010 Community Energy Project Launch
A Thousand Flowers Blooming? Growing community energy for sustainable, low-carbon futures Over 70 activists, academics, policymakers and social entrepreneurs gathered at our project launch to ask key questions about the […]
2010 Innovating Complementary Currencies Workshop
GICC held a successful workshop in London that bought together a range of practitioners and academics from the field of complementary currencies from across Europe and beyond. Here you can […]
2005 Grassroots Innovations Conference
Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Development Conference, UCL London, 10th June, 2005 The UK government’s new Sustainable Development Strategy, Securing the Future, places greener innovation and local action at its foundation. Yet these […]
