DEMOS

• Scotland 2020 Hopeful stories for a northern nation Scotland 2020 is a project that explored the connection between stories and thinking imaginatively about the future. This book attempts to inject a new quality to the debate about Scotland’s future – hope. The book contains specially commissioned short stories about the future by leading Scottish fiction writers. Eddie Gibb Gerry Hassan March 2005 | from Demos 2050
• Challenge And Change - HLF HLF and Cultural Value

    A report to the Heritage Lottery Fund Perri 6 January 2005

• About Learning Report of the Learning Working Group Future excellence in learning depends on greater collaboration between leading edge schools and education researchers. This report, published by the Learning Working Group and Demos, proposes the establishment of a Commission on Learning to improve the exchange of ideas between schools and cognitive scientists, and to drive forward collaboration between the two communities. David Hargreaves January 2005
• Capturing Cultural Value How culture has become a tool of government policy New methods must be found to validate public funding of culture and the arts. These should draw on disciplines as diverse as brand valuation by accountants and the language of sustainability used by environmentalists. John Holden December 2004
• Broadband Britain The end of asymmetry? As the number of connections grows by 50,000 every week, broadband internet is increasingly a social phenomenon and a political issue. James Wilsdon John Craig December 2004
• Challenge and Change HLF and Cultural Value: A Report to the Heritage Lottery Fund The work of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has broadened the social base for the enjoyment of heritage, according to a report by John Holden, Head of Culture at Demos. The report celebrates the diversity of contributions by the HLF to the UK's national story. John Holden Perri 6 November 2004
• Disorganisation Why future organisations must 'loosen up' Changing expectations of working life have created a new tension at the heart of organisational strategy. Employees want more human organisations with greater autonomy and flexibility. Paul Miller Paul Skidmore November 2004
• The Pro-Am Revolution How enthusiasts are changing our economy and society After the rise of the professional in the 20th century we are now seeing this historic shift reversing in the Pro-Am revolution. Enthusiastic amateurs, pursuing activities to professional standards will have an increasingly important role in our society and economy. Charles Leadbeater Paul Miller November 2004 | from Experts
• Switched On How television could turn teachers on to learning The UK government has embarked on a unique experiment that will use digital television to enhance the continuing professional development of school teachers. John Craig Susan Tipping November 2004
• Dream On Sleep in the 24/7 society Britain is already recognised as having a long-hours work culture which affects people’s well-being. But this report exposes how a combination of long hours and high-pressure jobs is affecting people’s sleep, and creating a vicious circle of tiredness and stress. Charles Leadbeater November 2004

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