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This was a two-part presentation consisting of this Powerpoint presentation and a live look at http://communitycarbon.net and the sub blog and website at http://lowcarbondiary.communitycarbon.net and http://rccn.communitycarbon.net. I will try and add an audio track next week.
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The ruralnet|uk collaboration event
collaborate|2008
in conjunction with
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
ruralnet|online The first 10 years and what happens next
Simon Berry and Paul Henderson
ruralnet|uk & RNUK Ltd
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• How it started
• How it developed
• Where we were in 2006
• What we did next
• Where we’ve got to
ruralnet|online The first 10 years and what happens next
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
ruralnet|online How it started
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• Initial dilemma– No one to collaborate with
• Initial disappointment– Lack of peer support
• Initial break through– Networks Online
• Service development– Experts Online– xPRESS Digest– Active Brokerage
• 4,000 users over 20 networks
ruralnet|online How it developed
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• High value services and people trapped in a single platform behind an ID and PW
ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - internal
FirstClass
• Invisible• Inaccessible• Inflexible• All or nothing
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• Web 2.0 / RSS in particular was emerging
ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - external
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - what was happening around us
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - what was happening around us
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• Review using net:gain methodology• Change in strategy
– Disaggregate our services– Make user authentication independent of services
• Single sign on
– Fully exploit RSS to:• Push our services out• Pull the services of others in• Aggregate services and people wherever they are
ruralnet|online What we did next
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• Launched co-design exercise in January
ruralnet|online Putting things back together
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
• Where we are now– Co-design - key insights
• Not a walled garden• Distributed network• People not Platform• Relationships vs information• Make your own network• Free and paid for services• Need for support and training
– We need to give individuals, groups and organisations the tools and skills to be a part of this:
ruralnet|online Putting things back together
Simon Berry 2008 - www.ruralnetuk.org
ruralnet|online First case study: the community carbon network
