Inspiration

Mainstreaming innovation culture

Christian Graham02 Dec 2024

Christian Graham shares some learnings on gentle culture change.

Big Ideas, bold conversations on AI

Mary Stevens and Christian Graham15 Oct 2024

We share the Experiments Team’s AI journey with a packed house at Green Tech South West and explain how we might work together.

Harnessing AI for environmental justice

Mary Stevens10 Oct 2024

Mary Stevens explains how our Greening AI project will support environmental justice organisations in developing an ethical approach to new AI technologies.

Learning from experimenting at the grassroots

Christian Graham08 Oct 2024

Christian Graham identifies key things we've learned about effective community engagement through our experiments at the grassroots.

How futures thinking powers our vision for change

Christian Graham05 Oct 2024

Christian Graham explains how Friends of the Earth uses futures thinking to create different scenarios to help us develop strategies for change.

Creating the conditions for a successful culture of innovation

Christian Graham12 Sep 2024

Christian Graham shares an approach to fostering an innovation culture developed at a recent gathering of the Innovation for Impact network, based on the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs model.

Human+ : Aligning tech with human and planetary well being

Christian Graham co-written with former CEO Hugh Knowles09 Jul 2024

We outline key ideas for a positive vision for technology that's embedded in social and environmental values and seek your help to refine our approach.

Can AI help when thinking about local food futures?

Joanna Watson18 Jun 2024

Afreen Saulat talks about how AI can help thinking about local food insecurity and food waste, inspired by a recent AI and Community Action Lab.

Can AI help re-enchant us with our neighbourhoods?

Ruth Hennell06 Jun 2024

Ruth Hennell shares her experience of exploring how Large Language Models (LLMs) can help us perceive as non human beings.

Using AI to visualise the impact of our local environmental action

Joanna Watson21 May 2024

Fenella Corrin talks to Joanna Watson about her reflections on our recent AI Lab and how she’s taking her idea forward.

Can AI make local environmental action more effective?

Joanna Watson22 Apr 2024

We report on how grassroots participants are experimenting with AI to address local environmental challenges.

Sound - a key to collective imagination

Joanna Watson08 Apr 2024

Joanna Watson and artist Adah Parris explore the role of sound art in forging a closer relationship with nature and place.

What next for Money Movers?

Mary Stevens25 Mar 2024

What we’ve learned over the past 5 years delivering Money Movers with Huddlecraft and why now’s the time to pause and reflect.

An exciting future for Postcode Gardening.

Joanna Watson19 Mar 2024

As the Postcode Gardener programme scales up, Ciaran Biggins and Joanna Watson share reflections as it transitions from its pilot phase.

Wanted – freelance mentor for AI and community action lab

Mary Stevens27 Nov 2023

We are looking for a freelance mentor to support our upcoming lab on AI and community action.