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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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| + | 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]
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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
- Nico Macdonald Rasing our profile in the bourgeois world in Our tasks and methods discussion, RCP internal document, circa 1996, p. 5.
Contact
- Facebook Nico Macdonald
- LinkedIn Nico Macdonald
- Personal consulting site spy.co.uk
- Twitter Nico_Macdonald
References
- ↑ About Big Potatoes website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ London: still stuck in a jam Spiked website acc 9 Nov 2011
- ↑ Speaker detail Battle of ideas website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ [ http://spy.typepad.com/ Attention please: Safety warnings in public places Jan 11 2008] spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ Chairing Intersections Oct 18 2007 spy.typepad.com website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ People Brighton Salon website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ People Debating Matters website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ Story of London spy.co.uk website acc 10 Nov 2011
- ↑ Nico Macdonald Rasing our profile in the bourgeois world in Our tasks and methods discussion, RCP internal document, circa 1996, p. 5.
