>Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 15:59:29 +0200
>From: Nicholas Albery <rhino@bbcnc.org.uk>
>Subject: The most creative schemes of 1995
>
>Social Innovations Awards 1995
>
>The best ideas of 1995 - the most imaginative, feasible and potentially
>transformative schemes. The Institute for Social Inventions has made the
>following awards.
>
>Internet's New Civilization Network
>
>The main Social Innovations Award for 1995 (and 1,000 pounds in awards
>money), in this, the 10th anniversary year of the Institute for Social
>Inventions (founded September 1st '85, with Anita Roddick, Sir Peter
>Parker, Lord Young of Dartington and Edward de Bono as patrons or fellows)
>goes to Internet's New Civilization Network and the related World
>Transformation and Whole Systems areas on the World Wide Web, run by
>Flemming Funch on a shoestring budget in California. His overall theme is
>'to make the world a better place' and his site provides free space for
>many non-profit groups, including the Institute for Social Inventions' new
>Global Ideas Bank, for which Funch did all the coding. He sees the
>potential of Internet to be 'more than theoretical discussions and
>electronic networking. My idea is for people to get together and work on
>projects with tangible results'.
>
>See the World Wide Web address
><http://newciv.org/worldtrans/newcivnet.html> or e-mail Fleming Funch at
><ffunch@newciv.org>. Flemming Funch, 17216 Saticoy St, #147, Van Nuys, CA
>91406, USA (tel 818 774 1462; fax 818 774 9203). See page 194 of the
>Institute's new book Best Ideas - A Compendium of Social Innovations for
>details.
>
>A pan-racial electoral system
>
>The Political Innovations Award 1995 (and 500 pounds in awards money) goes
>to David Chapman, founder of Democracy Design Forum, for his design of an
>elegant electoral system for ethnically-divided countries - one which
>encourages the emergence of pan-racial parties and candidates. Chapman is
>in Fiji in the summer of '95 by invitation to advise on how this electoral
>system, Distributed-Approval Proportional Representation, could help there.
>
>
>David Chapman, Democracy Design Forum, Coles Centre, Buxhall, Stowmarket,
>Suffolk IP14 3EB (tel 01449 736 223). See page 227 of the Institute's new
>book Best Idea for details.
>
>A village for midwives and the retired
>
>The Old Age Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to Rocinante, a 100-acre
>village of affordable housing for old and retired people in Tennessee.
>People are given the chance to help build themselves a cabin on the land
>which will be their home for their lifespan. Or to endow a cabin that will
>be used by Rocinante's midwifery centre until the owner is elderly enough
>to need it.
>
>Stephen Gaskin, Rocinante, 41 The Farm, Summertown, Tennessee 38483, USA
>(tel 615 964 2519). See page 258 of the Institute's new book Best Idea for
>details.
>
>Protest group who paint d-i-y bike lanes
>
>The Best Pressure Group Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to the protest
>group who paint d-i-y bike lanes. Lambeth Green Party and Reclaim the
>Streets have covertly painted miles of bike paths at night in London as a
>protest against the lack of cycle routes in the capital. One of their
>'instant' routes in Fulham, painted in 1990, remains to this day.
>
>Reclaim the Streets and Lambeth Green Party, c/o Shane Collins and co,
>Lambeth Green Party, 73 Brailsford Road, London SW2 2TB (tel 0181 671
>5936). See page 179 of Best Ideas.
>
>'Come to the meeting with three ideas'
>The Business Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to Martin Edelston and his
>'I-Power' in the States, whereby everyone coming to a company meeting is
>advised 'Come to the meeting with three ideas'. All ideas are rewarded with
>dollar bills and sweets, and are saluted by a big gong and a hunter's horn.
>The aim is to stimulate a creative and positive mood at the meeting and to
>encourage participants to come up with ideas for improving their company.
>
>Martin Edelston, I-Power seminars, 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich,
>Connecticut 06836, USA (tel 203 625 5920). See page 63 of Best Ideas.
>
>The Bank of New Ideas
>
>The Creativity Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to The Bank of New Ideas,
>a new Internet World Wide Web area launched by ex-Muscovite Mikhail N.
>Epstein of Emory University, Atlanta, USA. He sees it as the electronic
>equivalent of Plato's Academy, and it grows out of his non-electronic Club
>of Essayists in Moscow in the early 80s. The Bank of New Ideas is devoted
>to trans-disciplinary thinking and the creation of new paradigms.
>
>Mikhail N. Epstein (Epshtein), Associate Professor, Department of Russian
>Studies, 403 Candler Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 (tel
>727-2594; e-mail: <russmne@unix.cc.emory.edu>). See World Wide Web page
><http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~russmne/internet.html> and see page 196
>of Best Ideas.
>
>Road Traffic Reduction Bill (UK)
>
>The Transport Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to the campaign for the
>Road Traffic Reduction Bill, introduced into parliament by the Plaid
>Cymru/Green MP Cynog Dafis on April 25th '94 and vigorously campaigned for
>by Ron Bailey and co at the Green Party. It requires the Secretary of State
>to draw up a national road traffic reduction plan which would reduce
>traffic by 5% by 2005.
>
>Ron Bailey, 62 Bargery Road, London SE6 2LW (tel 0171 490 1555). See page
>182 of Best Ideas.
>
>A nationwide network of discussion cafˇs
>
>The Leisure Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to Cafˇ Society for their
>plans, backed by Channel 4 TV's Talking Heads Club, for a nationwide
>network of discussion cafˇs. Cafˇ and restaurant owners set aside a less
>busy evening once a month or so, where people can get together and engage
>in serious discussions. Occasionally there will be more formal dinners
>with special speakers attending. The first venues include Barnes,
>Ross-on-Wye, Cambridge and Portsmouth.
>
>The Cafˇ Society, Ray Sheaf, 7 Elmers Drive, Teddington, TW11 9JB (tel 0181
>943 4318 or 0171 833 1988). See page 211 of Best Ideas.
>
>Golan Heights Peace Park
>
>The International Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to the Golan Heights
>Peace Park plan of Robin Twite in Jerusalem, which calls for a fenced-in
>demilitarised park area on the Golan Heights, policed by a small
>Israel-Syrian force, with some territory returned to Syria who would have
>de jure sovereignty over the whole area. Wildlife in the park would be
>protected.
>
>Robin Twite, Israel Palestine Information Centre, PO 1358, Jerusalem 91513
>(tel 00972 274 382; or at Hebrew University, tel 00972 2 882 324). See page
>226 of Best Ideas.
>Jaisalmer in Jeopardy
>
>The Environmental Social Innovations Award 1995 goes to Jaisalmer in
>Jeopardy, an international campaign created through the initiative and
>perseverance of Sue Carpenter, to save the beautiful fortress city of
>Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, whose historic buildings are crumbling.
>
>Jaisalmer in Jeopardy, c/o Sue Carpenter, 20E Redcliffe Gardens, London
>SW10 9EF (tel 0171 351 5985). See page 234 of Best Ideas.
>
>These ten awards coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Institute for
>Social Inventions (tel 081 208 2853; fax 081 452 6434; e-mail:
><rhino@bbcnc.org.uk>; internet:
><http://ww.newciv.org/worldtrans/ISI.html>).
>
>The Institute, an educational charity, would be very grateful for any media
>coverage which specifies: 'Best Ideas - A Compendium of Social Innovations,
>£15 (£17 from abroad by credit card - phone or fax or e-mail) inc. p&p and
>Institute membership: from The Institute for Social Inventions, 20 Heber
>Road, London NW2 6AA, UK, tel 0181 208 2853, fax 0181 452 6434, e-mail:
>rhino@bbcnc.org.uk'.
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>--
>With best wishes, Nicholas Albery <rhino@bbcnc.org.uk>
>The Institute for Social Inventions | Tel +44 [0]181 208 2853
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