Two Worlds <![CDATA[Clients & Projects]]> Feed An overview of Two Worlds clients and of the projects and programmes developed. Copyright 2008 Wed, 10 May 2006 23:10:15 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BlueGlobe: Making a Difference I've spent most of the last few years consulting, roughly in the area of dynamic and emergent knowledge systems, interaction and communication. That encompasses everything from arm-waving vision generation through strategy development to procurement, configuration and training. And, where I couldn't persuade someone else to do it, the coding too: le Monty complet, in fact. Much of the work has been based around the Ubiquity model of trusted collaborative interaction mediated by the core tetrad of association, value, knowledge and identity. That's a very useful model, but one that is oft easier to communicate when a specific example is used: starting with the original architecture and roadmap for h2g2, I've also been using a slightly hypothetical scenario of creating a collaborative knowledge-centred community around communicating a global issue, one which brought together organisations, communities and individuals of many different types around knowledge related to a need that had a universal context: in subject, location, time and intent. That's generally worked well for me and my clients.

But now it's time to put my money (what there is of it) where my mouth is: to create just such a service, in an area I feel passionately about – maintaining the richness and diversity of culture and life on our planet in the face of human activity driving fundamental changes to the world's climate, at a rate which looks to exceed the ability of ourselves and other species to adapt. It's also one which brings together my alternate lives as biologist, computer scientist and social entrepreneur: Full circle into the future.

So here's BlueGlobe (http://www.blueglo.be/) – a placeholder for the start of an intelligent, emergent online service designed to bring together the core constituencies of Climate Change: Businesses, governments, scientists, the media, educators and individuals and communities. It's very early days yet - I've managed to accumulate a wonderful team of thinker-doers and we're getting stuff together as fast as resources permit. Although if I have to spend very much longer training a Bayesian RSS filter NOT to tag anything that mentions Al Gore as Irrelevant, I may live to regret it. So please take a wander over there and sign yourself up for news of developments as they happen – it won't be long.

Richard

]]> http://www.two-worlds.com/2006/05/blueglobe_making_a_d.html http://www.two-worlds.com/2006/05/blueglobe_making_a_d.html Two Worlds News Wed, 10 May 2006 23:10:15 +0000 Two Worlds Clients As Two Worlds, we've worked for a variety of clients, large and small

  • Cascade Films: Developing advanced broadcast, mobile and online video download and sharing service and community for Russian-speaking market.
  • BlueGlobe: Continuing development of intelligent community, news and information service to educate people, corporations and governments in the effect of Climate Change.
  • SAS Institute: Carried out major study of genetic medicine market for Biopharma Sector strategy.
  • International Futures Forum: Collaborative projects; Consultancy on knowledge and communication strategy.
  • Scottish Enterprise: Urban Learning Space – enabling creative collaboration in physical and virtual environments (with IFF).
  • Scottish Executive: Planning and involvement in launch of Scottish Futures Forum (with IFF).
  • Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Europe: Provision of ICT infrastructure and support for organisation and development of collaborative systems for deployment in UK, Rwanda, Congo and Uganda.
  • Comic Relief UK: Consultancy and sponsorship for online presence for Red Nose day 1999, which took £500,000 in online donations.
  • World Economic Forum (WEF): Initial provision of infrastructure for collaboration and knowledge sharing (with IFF) for global mental health project.
  • EU DG XIII: Definition of Framework V Information Ecosystems project; Consultancy to Disappearing Computers and Emotional Computing projects.

While with The Digital Village (TDV)/h2g2:

  • Intel: Definition of interactive model for satellite broadcasting service.
  • Apple Computer: Consultancy on development of Media Labs, Newton PDA, Macintosh design and specification.
  • AT&T Labs: Consultancy on the future of online and ubiquitous guide services, emergent systems and online community.
  • University of Aalborg, Denmark: Sponsored M.Sc. in Intelligent Multimedia.

For more information on individual expertise and backgrounds, look at the individual pages of the participant members of Two Worlds.

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