by OllieJohn | Jun 21, 2015 | People & Culture, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
Locality Solutions celebrated Refugee Week 2015. An Opportunity to get together, create and celebrate the contribution and resilience of Refugees in the UK. Additional InformationRefugee Week Official Site
by OllieJohn | Jun 16, 2015 | Technology, Uncategorized
Anthony Vanky is a partner strategist and researcher at the MIT Senseable City Lab, a multidisciplinary research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that studies the interface between cities, people and technologies, here Anthony investigates Cities...
by OllieJohn | Jun 14, 2015 | People & Culture, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
All this week we’ve been celebrating and highlighting the contributions of Refugees in the UK in our support of Refugee Week. We’ve been conscious to use channels that allow for visual information to best describe circumstance, real life and empowering...
by OllieJohn | Jun 14, 2015 | People & Culture, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
Rita Ora is an award winning singer, songwriter and actress. She was born in the capital of Kosovo and left her family when she was one years old. A Kosovo refugee, Perhaps it was this drive alongside obvious talent that has dictated her success. ‘That word...
by OllieJohn | Jun 13, 2015 | People & Culture, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
The Somali community in Cardiff has the largest British-born Somali population in the UK. They were originally drawn to Cardiff as seamen at the end of the 19th century, shortly after the opening of the Suez canal, to work in the thriving docks. These young men came...
by OllieJohn | Jun 12, 2015 | Technology, Uncategorized
Technology drives innovation. New digital platforms, new technologies, the internet, super high-speed broadband, smart phones and apps have all combined to transform the world as we know it. Business models are changing and businesses must embrace digital. ‘If you are...