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Voicebox bid feedback from CLG

In the spirit of the open way in which we developed the Voicebox bid for Digital Mentors, I wanted to share with you the feedback we've had from CLG. There's a lot in here which is positive and also some lessons which we need to learn. Overall, it seems that ...

A new conversation

Helen has launched a new community blogging project over at digtialengagement.org which aims to be: a collaborative space for all those interested in digital engagement to share ideas and agree priorities for action around digital engagement This is of a much wider scope than digital mentors, and has the potential to ...

Thankyou to all Voicebox contributors

I’m sorry to tell you that Voicebox was not successful in its bid to run the Digital Mentors initiative from CLG. The call came in this afternoon, and to be honest, I’m still reeling from the disappointment. The successful bidder was Media Trust, and so I’d like to congratulate their team ...

Good Luck Voicebox!

Just a quick note to say good luck to the Voicebox team. I've only the very loosest idea of how much work its taken both on and offline to pull everything together but no doubt its been considerable. Hopefully this will pave the way for many more open collaborative approaches. What ...

Video update & 6 things I have learned

David Wilcox posted this video interview with me to his blog - and kindly let us know that we could reproduce it here: [HTML1] Six things I've learnt through developing the voicebox bid using an open innovation approach: 1. Partnership is a much better way to do things I've learnt lots of things ...

Latest bid summary

Following lots of calls and meetings with a range of organisations that have been supportive of the Voicebox bid, we thought it would be a good idea to publish a short summary of how the bid is shaping up. Although it’s getting close to the deadline ...

Some thoughts on delivery models

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Credit: arielmeow @ flickr"][/caption] Over the holiday I spent some time catching up on all the posts and comments, trying to get my thoughts together in light of the new details arising from the ITT document. In responding to Anne's post I broadly agree with the threads ...

Creating social learning spaces

One of the issues with the training element of the digital mentor initiative is that, of course, different people like to learn in different ways - and this will be amplified by the widely differing ability levels that already exist out there when it comes to online media. What's required, then, ...

Timetable and process for development of the Digital Mentors bid

As you're aware, CLG has now sent us the Digital Mentors ITT, a copy of which is available to view here. You'll note that the closing date for applications has been put back slightly to 5pm on Wednesday 4 February. I would recommend reading the ITT as it provides valuable ...

Final Digital Mentor specification issued

The next stage of the digital mentors process is now underway, with the specification for the tender now sent out to the 5 consortia bidding for the fund. You can download a PDF of the document here. We hope that all Voiceboxers will take a good look at the document and see ...