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(Re)founding CIVIC SQUARE 2.0

Demonstrating neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social and ecological transition. — This piece was co-authored by members of the CIVIC SQUARE team as we shift from phase one of CIVIC SQUARE (2020–2022) into phase two. …

Civic Square

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Civic Square

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Dec 23, 2022

What if we could imagine a world where people and planet thrive?

Addressing the roots of climate injustice — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 19…

Inequality

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What if we could imagine a world where people and planet thrive?

Inequality

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if we became the creative directors of the estate?

Addressing the Mandem, a design fiction — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have since 2019 been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Andre Anderson

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What if we became the creative directors of the estate?

Andre Anderson

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if we took Doughnut Economics off the page?

Strolling through Ladywood, Birmingham, a video — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have since 2019 been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

John Munro

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What if we took Doughnut Economics off the page?

John Munro

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if artists rehearsed a life-affirming economy?

Practicing world-building through art — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Amahra Spence

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What if artists rehearsed a life-affirming economy?

Amahra Spence

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if we sought inspiration from the soil?

Questioning concepts of land ownership in the gardens of my mothers — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Dr Lisa Palmer

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What if we sought inspiration from the soil?

Dr Lisa Palmer

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

Can we transition from Economy to Ecology?

Moving from economy to liberation and kinship — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Kinship

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Can we transition from Economy to Ecology?

Kinship

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if new economic systems included reparations?

Expanding on reparative justice as a worldbuilding tool — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Leon Sealy Huggins

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What if new economic systems included reparations?

Leon Sealy Huggins

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if the community ran the economy?

Creating a working class economy — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have, since 2019, been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Niall Glynn

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Niall Glynn

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Reimagining Economic Possibilities

·Oct 27, 2022

What if the power and resources to build our neighbourhoods were in community hands?

Using community-owned tech to create a different kind of future — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have since 2019 been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Melissa Mean

11 min read

What if the power and resources to build our neighbourhoods were in community hands?

Melissa Mean

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