Eden Project are looking for people who work within the growing environmental, ethical business and low carbon job sectors to be a part of Real Cool Futures a new initiative from Eden which aims to inspire young people about their futures. The project has a focus on www.realcoolfutures.com, a website hosting an inspirational bank of case studies, personal stories showing a wide variety of ways in which young adults are contributing and responding to… Continue

We have been working for a while with the Talent and Enterprise Taskforce on developing an approach to encourage young people to engage with the Green Economy. There is a lot in here that links with Asset Based perspectives and also of relevance to the Resilience debate. You may be interested in reading the project report.

The… Continue

PRESS RELEASE 25/03/09



‘Tales from Porth’ Cornish CD-Rom Wins Media Innovation Award



Just one week after UNESCO declared Cornish extinct, Leap-design for change, the environmentally sound design house in St. Austell, has won the Media Innovation Award for best DVD/CD Design for a CD-Rom which introduces the Cornish language to children.



‘Tales from Porth’ was commissioned by Maga, The Cornish Language Partnership. Written by Will Coleman, with Cornish language… Continue

An article from the New Scientist Magazine January 14th By Priya Shetty.



WHY does storytelling endure across time and cultures? Perhaps the answer lies in our evolutionary roots. A study of the way that people respond to Victorian literature hints that novels act as a social glue, reinforcing the types of behaviour that benefit society.



Literature "could continually condition society so that we fight against base impulses and work in a cooperative way", says Jonathan… Continue

On December 5th 2008 Government published diverse legislation, aimed at giving locals greater rights and input for local services, aiding their ability to respond locally to local challenges, promoting peoples potential and involvment within their community.

Follow this link for more information
http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/communities/1088567