It’s late on Friday afternoon – here’s some brain-candy to chew on over the weekend.
Here’s Douglas Rushkoff – one of the most established commentators on interactive communcations explaining the cost of transparency. It’s liberating stuff – yet a lot of it seems so straightforward in Rushkoff’s hands. It often reads like the bleedin’ obvious. A lot of it is aimed at the individual, discussing their rights and the way they are manipulated and exploited.
Douglas Rushkoff: The Future of Transparency from Applied Brilliance on Vimeo.
There’s not much in here that seems directly aimed at a local government audience (indeed, nothing expressly) yet I’d suggest that it’s hugely important to grasp the power-relations that effect us all – and Rushkoff is great for that.
One possible lesson though: how important it is to engage all council employees more in engaging with local people.
