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[[Nico Macdonald]] is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]].  In particular, he has co-authored the [[Big Potatoes]] manifesto, <ref>[http://www.bigpotatoes.org/about/ About] Big Potatoes website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> written for [[Spiked]], <ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2974/ London: still stuck in a jam] Spiked website acc 9 Nov 2011</ref> spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]], <ref> [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2011/speaker_detail/2948/ Speaker detail] Battle of ideas website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> is a member of and has written for the [[Manifesto Club]], <ref>[ http://spy.typepad.com/ Attention please: Safety warnings in public places Jan 11 2008] spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> has co-presented with [[Future Cities Project]] director and [[LM Network]] associate [[Austin Williams]], <ref>[http://spy.typepad.com/ Chairing Intersections Oct 18 2007] spy.typepad.com website acc  10 Nov 2011</ref> and plays a role in the [[Brighton Salon]] <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/nico-macdonald#.TrrOv1Yr7hU People] Brighton Salon website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> and [[Debating Matters]] <ref>[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/nico_macdonald/ People] Debating Matters website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref>.  He is chair of the [[Media Futures Conference]] and co-programmed the Story of London Festival Future City debates which included appearances by LM Network associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]].<ref> [http://www.spy.co.uk/storyoflondon/ Story of London] spy.co.uk website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref>
 
[[Nico Macdonald]] is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental [[LM network]].  In particular, he has co-authored the [[Big Potatoes]] manifesto, <ref>[http://www.bigpotatoes.org/about/ About] Big Potatoes website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> written for [[Spiked]], <ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2974/ London: still stuck in a jam] Spiked website acc 9 Nov 2011</ref> spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]], <ref> [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2011/speaker_detail/2948/ Speaker detail] Battle of ideas website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> is a member of and has written for the [[Manifesto Club]], <ref>[ http://spy.typepad.com/ Attention please: Safety warnings in public places Jan 11 2008] spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> has co-presented with [[Future Cities Project]] director and [[LM Network]] associate [[Austin Williams]], <ref>[http://spy.typepad.com/ Chairing Intersections Oct 18 2007] spy.typepad.com website acc  10 Nov 2011</ref> and plays a role in the [[Brighton Salon]] <ref>[http://www.thebrightonsalon.com/nico-macdonald#.TrrOv1Yr7hU People] Brighton Salon website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref> and [[Debating Matters]] <ref>[http://www.debatingmatters.com/people/nico_macdonald/ People] Debating Matters website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref>.  He is chair of the [[Media Futures Conference]] and co-programmed the Story of London Festival Future City debates which included appearances by LM Network associates [[James Heartfield]] and [[James Woudhuysen]].<ref> [http://www.spy.co.uk/storyoflondon/ Story of London] spy.co.uk website acc 10 Nov 2011</ref>
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==Raising our profile in the bourgeois world==
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Macdonald co-founded [[Design Agenda]] with [[Kevin McCullagh]] in the mid 1990s.  According to Macdonald this was part of a process of pursuing the ideas developed by the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]].  In an internal party document Macdonald notes that:
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:There has been much discussion around the idea of pushing the profile of cdes in the bourgeois world as a means of getting our ideas to a new audience.  Here I want to look at the successes and failures I have had in pursuing this perspective in designland.<ref>Nico Macdonald [http://www.scribd.com/doc/72188623/Our-Tasks-and-Methods-Circa-1996-Nico-Macdonald Rasing our profile in the bourgeois world] in ''Our tasks and methods discussion'', RCP internal document, circa 1996, p. 5.
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==Publications, Resources, Contact, References==
 
==Publications, Resources, Contact, References==

Revision as of 07:33, 10 November 2011

Nico Macdonald is associated with the libertarian and anti-environmental LM network. In particular, he has co-authored the Big Potatoes manifesto, [1] written for Spiked, [2] spoken at the Battle of Ideas, [3] is a member of and has written for the Manifesto Club, [4] has co-presented with Future Cities Project director and LM Network associate Austin Williams, [5] and plays a role in the Brighton Salon [6] and Debating Matters [7]. He is chair of the Media Futures Conference and co-programmed the Story of London Festival Future City debates which included appearances by LM Network associates James Heartfield and James Woudhuysen.[8]

Raising our profile in the bourgeois world

Macdonald co-founded Design Agenda with Kevin McCullagh in the mid 1990s. According to Macdonald this was part of a process of pursuing the ideas developed by the Revolutionary Communist Party. In an internal party document Macdonald notes that:

There has been much discussion around the idea of pushing the profile of cdes in the bourgeois world as a means of getting our ideas to a new audience. Here I want to look at the successes and failures I have had in pursuing this perspective in designland.[9]

Publications, Resources, Contact, References

Publications

Resources

Contact

Facebook Nico Macdonald
LinkedIn Nico Macdonald
Personal consulting site spy.co.uk
Twitter Nico_Macdonald

References

  1. About Big Potatoes website acc 10 Nov 2011
  2. London: still stuck in a jam Spiked website acc 9 Nov 2011
  3. Speaker detail Battle of ideas website acc 10 Nov 2011
  4. [ http://spy.typepad.com/ Attention please: Safety warnings in public places Jan 11 2008] spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011
  5. Chairing Intersections Oct 18 2007 spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011
  6. People Brighton Salon website acc 10 Nov 2011
  7. People Debating Matters website acc 10 Nov 2011
  8. Story of London spy.co.uk website acc 10 Nov 2011
  9. Nico Macdonald Rasing our profile in the bourgeois world in Our tasks and methods discussion, RCP internal document, circa 1996, p. 5.