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Many thanks to those who took part in the Media Sandbox Ideas Lab last Monday. We hope you found it a useful and inspiring afternoon.<BR>
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For those of you who were unable to attend, the afternoon agenda ran as follows:<BR>
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1. <B>Welcome and introduction<BR>
</B>2. <B>Project case study from 2008</B>: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://</U></FONT>www.pmstudio.co.uk/project/happy-packages-phase-2<BR>
3. <B>Domain definition: The Five Golden Rules </B>(for delivering a multi-platform project); what are they?<BR>
4. <B>Project case study from 2008</B>: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://</U></FONT>www.pmstudio.co.uk/project/swarm-simon-evans-simon-johnson<BR>
5. <B>Rapid group idea lab sessions at tables</B>: Groups self-organised to provide collaborative answers to the questions posted on the pre-event network - <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://</U></FONT>www.pathable.com/events/media-sandbox-2009/discussions<BR>
6. <B>Telling the stories</B>: Groups presented their answers to each other, in the form of a story about a user experience<BR>
7. <B>Overview and next steps</B>: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://</U></FONT>www.mediasandbox.co.uk/<BR>
8. <B>End and drinks<BR>
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The event was facilitated by Ed Mitchell, and hosted by Victoria and Clare from iShed.<BR>
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Material collected from the event is now online in the following places:<BR>
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<B>The event network</B> is still online at: <a href="http://www.pathable.com/events/media-sandbox-2009/">http://www.pathable.com/events/media-sandbox-2009/</a><BR>
If you want to contact anyone you met at the event, you can use the network to message them:<BR>
1. Go to the above link.<BR>
2. Find the person you want to message by browsing attendees or using the search box.<BR>
3. Click on the attendee. Underneath their profile box you will see an envelope icon and the word message, click this link and follow the onscreen instructions.<BR>
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<B>Photos are here:<BR>
</B>We have a Media Sandbox Flickr group pool at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/mediasandbox/pool/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/mediasandbox/pool/</a><BR>
Please join the pool and add your own photos.<BR>
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<B>The Five Golden Rules </B>(for delivering a multi-platform project) have been written up by Ed and are discussed here: <a href="http://www.edmitchell.co.uk/blog/2008/12/17/the-five-golden-rules/">http://www.edmitchell.co.uk/blog/2008/12/17/the-five-golden-rules/</a><BR>
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<B>The interviews and videos recorded during the event by Social Reporter David Wilcox</B> can be found at these two locations:<BR>
youtube: <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/user/socialreporter">http://uk.youtube.com/user/socialreporter</a><BR>
qik: <a href="http://qik.com/socialreporter">http://qik.com/socialreporter</a><BR>
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And finally, the <B>recordings of the stories</B> made by the groups, can be found on our blip.tv channel:<BR>
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Question 1 - A new digital music label for the South West.. ? <a href="http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/file/1583641/">http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/file/1583641/</a> <BR>
Question 2 - Can we do something hyper-local? <a href="http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/file/1583503/">http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/file/1583503/</a><BR>
Question 3 - How can we use data visualisation to explore strategy and capacity in the environmental movement? <a href="http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/#1592316">http://mediasandbox.blip.tv/#1592316</a> <BR>
Question 4 - What dimensions are valuable to people as they go about their everyday lives? How can those dimensions be sensed and presented? <a href="http://blip.tv/file/1594613">http://blip.tv/file/1594613</a><BR>
Question 7 - What would a young entrepreneur sandbox look like? <a href="http://blip.tv/file/1583898/">http://blip.tv/file/1583898/</a><BR>
Question 9 - How would we go about engaging with Bristol people to start re-using public drinking fountains instead of buying YAPB (yet another plastic bottle)? <a href="http://blip.tv/file/1583949/">http://blip.tv/file/1583949/</a><BR>
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Our blip.tv channel will be active throughout the whole scheme, so do check back for updates from time to time.<BR>
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We’re really sorry to report that due to a technology failure, we’re unable to put stories 5 and 6 online, these questions were:<BR>
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How do we connect with key audiences about voluntary carbon offsetting, via the digital platform? - posed by Sam Burkey from the Converging World<BR>
How can we harness the power of social networking and new technologies to provide new and exciting entertainment propositions? - posed by Gavin Henderson, Head of programmes at Presentable Television<BR>
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If anyone from these groups would like to briefly write up the stories, we’d be happy to share them. <BR>
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<B>To find out more information</B> about the scheme, please visit our website <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://</U></FONT>www.mediasandbox.co.uk or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the scheme or your proposal, please contact Victoria or Clare:<BR>
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Victoria Tillotson: <BR>
victoria@watershed.co.uk <BR>
0117 9157233<BR>
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Clare Reddington: <BR>
clare.reddington@watershed.co.uk <BR>
0117 915 7231 <BR>
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Best wishes<BR>
Victoria<BR>
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Victoria Tillotson<BR>
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iShed Project Manager<BR>
T +44 (0)117 9157233 / <a href="http://www.ished.net">http://www.ished.net</a> / <a href="http://www.watershed.co.uk">http://www.watershed.co.uk</a><BR>
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX<BR>
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iShed: a brokerage company, set up by Watershed to identify and facilitate cross-sector collaboration between computing, communications and the creative industries<BR>
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