Julia Huber
Researcher
Julia joined Demos as a researcher in June 2002. Her main research interests are in the area of demography, social change and learning. She is leading Demos' work on the ageing society and her Demos publications in this area include; together with Paul Skidmore The New Old: Why the baby boomers won't be pensioned off (2003); and together with James Harkin Eternal Youths: How the baby boomers are having their time...
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- The Change Masters Fast Company have just announced the winners of their 2005 Social Capitalist Awards. Have a look at their list of the 25 best social enterprises here. from : juliahuber 14th January 2005
- Relationships, Generosity and Openess Yesterday, I went to visit the Bromley by Bow Centre - a community initiative in east London. When I walked into the central courtyard of the centre, I felt like I had entered a green oasis in the middle of one of the most deprived wards in the UK.Bromley by Bow offers a whole range of services and activities - from health care to art classes to gardening to educational qualitifcations - and has over the years developed into a community hub and social enterprise incubator. In the last year or... from : juliahuber 1st June 2005
- Getting it right According to FastCompany, and in line with Duncan's thinking below, 'what defines an entrepreneur (as well as an entrepreneurial organization) is that relentless problem-solving approach, not the specifics of the problem itself.' And the winners of FastCompany's 2006 annual social capitalist awards show us how it is possible to be entrepreneurial and change the world at the same time. from : juliahuber 20th January 2006
- Localism in the market place? Yesterday I came across this article about local breweries in South Africa not being allowed to sell their beer in the football stadiums during the 2010 World Cup, because they have been outbid by an American beer giant. This painfully reminded me of a passionate conversation I had with my friends in Munich a few months ago when they told me that the same was true for the World Cup in Germany this year. This means that in a country, Bavaria, that is famous for its variety of local brews and... from : juliahuber 28th February 2006