All stop, All change... Equity is changing. [View the story "Equity - Declutter? Spring Clean?" on Storify] Good thing or Bad thing? I think its a good thing as long I know how I/we can get our voice heard. The... Continue reading

Its a balance. This was a conference I had an interest in attending. Some sessions I made no media. Being audience and amplifier needs thought. What to capture and what to experience. It's a rare opportunity to spand the day with fellow stagemanagers. I'm looking forward to SMAconf 2014. Continue reading

It is April, How did that happen? Its the start of a new financial year. So its an opportunity for a re focused energy push. One of the things I dislike about being self employed is the constant hunt for... Continue reading

TEDxChange is the live stream offering. Mean while accompanying the livestream at TEDxLaceMarketChange we are hearing progress reports from 2 previous TEDx speakers Phil Campbell from TEDxNottingham's Local Hero's event and Marsha Smith from TEDxLaceMarket's Family & Community event. We will record 2 podcasts up dating the local TEDx audience on how TEDx events progressed thier initiatives and thier take on Positive Disruption. Continue reading

I always attack an event with high expectations of getting the best content I can for the intended audience. When livestreaming is involved that tends to be an online audience who for what ever reason is unable to attend. The... Continue reading

2013 NATIONAL STAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TAKING CONTROL: YOUR CAREER – YOUR FUTURE 2012's conference was hosted by The Arts Theatre near Leicester Square tube. Space was limited and the breakout sessions, which I think are a great feature of the... Continue reading

Afterall, If you ever sell your business or intend to expand your web and IT Infrastructure will be considered an asset. Your online audience and their attention will increase the social capital value in the eyes of the purchaser or investor. Come along to the Masterclasses. Give me a call to settle on the best one for you if your are unable to attend all four. Continue reading

BaseBuds - "Your colour, your style" These are a fashion accessory a personal statement. In this approaching age of the quantified-self every element can be customised, every one can be an individual. Brand identity and affiliation are important in our tribal social society. BassBuds are part of you, reflecting your chromatic resonance. Continue reading

It was great news when I discovered the City Deal was won on the strengths of Nottingham's most creative area of the city, The Lace Market. It's a beautiful area briming with industrial georgian architure the Lace and Rag trade... Continue reading

Calling all bloggers to join with BAFA as official event bloggers for our annual Conference for Festivals, 8 & 9 November at The Barbican in London. With delegates from all the largest UK arts festivals as well as a wide... Continue reading

Quite some press coverage but lets get a little perspective. Bots boost your follow count, this is true. The relationships on Twitter of most importance are those with 'friends'. The ones you follow back. They read your Tweets and you read thier's. We don't control who follows us the only option if you want these bots to disappear is to block them. A twitter count inflated by fake, purchased followers and bots kids no one but your self. Continue reading

This week (June 18th - 24th) is Child Safety Week. I was recently invited to run a web safety workshop for a group of Brownies in Grantham. My neice, aged 9 was eager to introduce me to her pack. I'd... Continue reading

A conference I attended at Leeds Open Space last year set this challenge to its delegates. "Make your own badge, make it unique and be creative." What should a conference badge be? This was a great opportunity for self expression... Continue reading

Dark times and dark skies. There has been quite a lot of rain recently and last night I lay in bed and listened as the rain began to fall. We all appreciate silence and I don't know about you but... Continue reading

The discovery of The Lace House was delightful. The potential for casual co-working is tangible. The light is wonderful, the seating chic and comfortable, the hospitality warm and engaging, the space absolutely perfect for PCM style events. I like the... Continue reading

Mass media is lazy, passive with ease of access leading to consumer apathy. (ZeeBox is a great antidote to this with its related content links and twitter filter but there is no voice.) It is also expensive and it's production mechanism expensive. Comprehensive coverage be it mainstream production or our 'on the ground' insights require planning and preparation before the delivery of the experience. Continue reading

Equity have posted a short article "Equity's conference backs change" gives an overview of the serious business that was carried out over the 3 day conference. The Stage have reported on the structure change too. "Equity restructure plans gain conference go-ahead" For me I wanted to blog to attempt to give an impression of the event itself from 'on the ground'. Continue reading

...is here at the the Equity ARC to put the Equity website on trial. In this session we will look at the site from the outside in and gain some insight in to: * How we can make this site work for us as Equity members * Master its foibles to share and promote our committee and branch activities * Optomise our profiles to stay better informed of Equity's activities * How we can share Equity's news feed with others * What is coming soon to make things better. Continue reading

Four days before May's Notttuesday I was asked to talk. A subject of my choosing. I wanted to show a piece of my self and offer an insight in to what PCM has be up to, online community development and real-time engagement. Late in to the night ideas bounced around ably fielded by @danielroseart and @philcampbell. Continue reading

Matt tweeted me, well followed me initialy and looking at his profile and visiting the link in his Twitter profile I invited Matt via DM (direct message) to join me on the Fibre Studio sofa to tell me all about... Continue reading

I met Emma back in October 2011 at Audience Europes JOLT symosium hosted by Audience Central at the MAC (Manchester Arts Centre). Along with Peta Murphy-Burke - Relationship Manager, Digital & Creative Economy at Arts Council England, Sarah Chambers -... Continue reading

In January I received an email newsletter notice from Francine's Smart Women Network Welcome to the new, streamlined, Smart Women Smart Women has been away for a while, taking a break. Now we're back with a regular flow of news... Continue reading

At 2.30 pm (the time this post is set to publish) I'm delivering a talk and extended Q&A as a first step towards developing a programme of personal development workshops for stagemanagers working in the theatre industry to take advantage of the social media tools emerging and evolving. Continue reading

'Paying it forward' to acknowledge influence and 'paying it back' to nourish the future have alway been important to me. It's one of the reason's why I blog. When I recieved an email announcing the idea of holding the first conference for stagemanagers I immediately contacted Barbara, SMA's executive director to offer a social media focused session with the stage manager at its core. Continue reading