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Case study: organising space - powering a community of practice at UNISON, by Monica Hirst, Strategic Organising, Planner, UNISON. UNISON are building a learning community, enabling activists and staff to connect, learn, research and share organising knowledge, best practices and experience. Monica discusses the community's launch through to implementation, encouraging hearts and minds.
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A new Community for
activists and staff
About us at UNISON
Monica Hirst – Strategic Organising Planner
Strategic organising and recruitment unit
UNISON Centre
Why do we need the Organising Space?
Why do we need the Organising Space?
The Organising Space is..
• Open to all activists and staff
• Employed, Branch employed staff, Activists and New Representatives
• Dynamic
• Partly self-moderating
• Experiential learning
• Creative• Networking
DevelopmentFrom our paper prototype….
Launch
Development…to the Organising Space
Save your experiences
Share your experiences in your Community
Ask your Community a question
Check out ever-growing curated content
Find great content from the community
View the latest, most popular content...and score points
Getting the message out there
The Initial Feedback
• Stephanie from Bath
“I foresee a long long evening tonight playing with this tool”
• Ryan from Glasgow
“Really impressed with the Organising Space! The recruitment bit will come in very handy. I'm looking forward to getting more involved in the discussions too. Cheers!”
User feedback
• Steph from Wales
“Thanks very much for this, feel really UNISON'dup now!”
• Moira from Hereford
“I think I have just found my UNISON bible”
The Next Steps
• New developments
• Events – Training and active courses
• January – next launch
• Target of 1,000 users by February 2015
Join the community