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The less obvious ingredients to Open Working

We’re running an Open Working and Reuse programme. We carefully crafted the main elements of the programme. But as ever, there are…
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Third Sector Lab
Why I wanted to become a tower crane operator

Why I wanted to become a tower crane operator

I spent two weeks this month on a course at the CITB National Construction College in Norfolk. After intense training and tests, I’m now…
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Ellie Hale
Producer Chronicles: Catalyst Edition: Weeknote 002

Producer Chronicles: Catalyst Edition: Weeknote 002

My week in numbers and reminders
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Siana Bangura
Lets get Jammin’

Lets get Jammin’

Today I am going to tell you a little bit about a worldwide coordination within the service design industry called the Global Service Jam…
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Daniella Levins
Today: 3 feelings and 9 reasons why 🤷🏻‍♀️

Today: 3 feelings and 9 reasons why 🤷🏻‍♀️

My last weeknote for 10 weeks. This week its all about numbers and feelings.
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Joe Roberson
Producer Chronicles: Catalyst Edition: Weeknote 001

Producer Chronicles: Catalyst Edition: Weeknote 001

So! I’m going to try and write my first ‘official’ weeknote, almost six months into being a Producer at Catalyst. Better late than never…
Go to the profile of Siana Bangura
Siana Bangura
We’re doing it! Open Working & Reuse programme is happening!

We’re doing it! Open Working & Reuse programme is happening!

Open working. Working in the open. Agile Comms. Reuse.
Go to the profile of Marlous Lang-Peterse
Marlous Lang-Peterse
A week in cloud types

A week in cloud types

or how to crowbar your hobby into your writing
Go to the profile of Marlous Lang-Peterse
Marlous Lang-Peterse
3 stretching questions for a 5 day week

3 stretching questions for a 5 day week

This week I’ve chosen the ‘stretching questions’ template for my weeknotes. Its not my invention but I’ve not used it in a while. I’ve…
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Joe Roberson
Inclusion is not a project but a lifelong commitment: from lip service to reality

Inclusion is not a project but a lifelong commitment: from lip service to reality

Every season has its round of buzzwords and en vogue ideas, their fleeting popularity ultimately being the path towards rendering powerful…
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Siana Bangura
Values-keeping it genuine

Values-keeping it genuine

In this weeknote I’m going to explore the topic of values-led working. Specifically why I think setting values is an important step in…
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Jo Morfee
Design thinking and walking the Camino de Santiago: my story

Design thinking and walking the Camino de Santiago: my story

As I was traipsing up and down hills, walking a small chunk of the Camino de Santiago (I did 270km in the end) with my heavy rucksack on…
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Tori Ellaway
Online speed dating for charity boards & digital trustees

Online speed dating for charity boards & digital trustees

A practical how-to guide
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Marlous Lang-Peterse

So ya wanna be a digital trustee?

You do, but have you really thought about it?
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Marlous Lang-Peterse
In person events and the increased chance of synchronicity (or 3+1 things I’ve enjoyed this week)

In person events and the increased chance of synchronicity (or 3+1 things I’ve enjoyed this week)

This week I am writing from the Bristol Hotel (its in Bristol 😉). I have been doing an in-person event where a happy coincidence happened…
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Joe Roberson
The Final Stretch…

The Final Stretch…

The last week has been pretty crazy; Monday indicated my last ever university hand-in, after 4 years of studying product design at DJCAD.
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Daniella Levins
My week through the theme of animal behaviour

My week through the theme of animal behaviour

Last week I read weeknotes through the theme of interpretive dance. So this week, I’m writing mine to the theme of animals.
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Joe Roberson
Hold tight! Five weeks from inception to launch

Hold tight! Five weeks from inception to launch

The last five weeks have been an exciting rollercoaster with many twists, turns and bumps along the way, as we set out to implement new…
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Charné Tromp

This week’s brain dump

or — Digital Inclusivity through the medium of INTERPRETIVE DANCE
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Marlous Lang-Peterse
How much effort should I put into the (content) design of an Alpha prototype?

How much effort should I put into the (content) design of an Alpha prototype?

This week I’ve been preparing a new service for launch. It’s called Digital Journeys and it is ‘content as a service’ for charities needing…
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Joe Roberson
Update on our Initiative Leads collective governance experiment

Update on our Initiative Leads collective governance experiment

Gosh, it’s been a while again. I shrink from writing when I’m processing a lot.
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Ellie Hale
Co-creating a strategy for Catalyst

Co-creating a strategy for Catalyst

It’s been a little while since I’ve written. Trying not to feel too disappointed with myself, having started the year with such good…
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Jo Morfee
How can funders make re-use and open-working the norm?

How can funders make re-use and open-working the norm?

I spent a lovely morning in Stirling back in February chatting to Scottish funders, along with Beth Mukushi and John Fitzgerald from SCVO…
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Ross McCulloch
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