"I′m a sucker for projects where interactive media meets the real world and inspires or makes a difference. Tribe Wanted is just such an initiative. It brings people together on-line and on-the-ground - including on a remote island - to tackle the biggest issues of our day in a totally immersed, committed, fun, human way. How the project is run and presented online shows a very thoughtful, skillful approach to networked media"
- Adam Gee (New Media
Commissioner, Channel 4)

Jul

18

Mark Bowness asked to consult with 02!

Filed Under The ramblings of a creative consultant

Tribewanted was a community based project, using the power of multimedia to benefit a community. It was because of Tribewanted and my ongoing involvement with multi-media and community that I was asked to attend a consultancy evening for 02 on this very subject.

On Thursday 10th July I headed over to Manchester, myself and a bunch of media professionals and those working in communities were hand selected to a consultancy for 02 and their It’s your community project. This was an intense, but fun evening of a number of sessions as we brainstormed out thoughts on what community is, why people are involved in community projects and why people are not. We then discussed the role that 02 could play in using mobile ‘phone and media applications in order to benefit community projects.

This was a fantastic night, I really enjoyed it and it is great to be involved in seeing how major corporations want to get involved in local community projects in a very real and grassroots way.

It will be great to see how 02 put the results of the consultation into operation!