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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
