Nigel McKinney

I'm closing this account tonight as @ChangeTrust closes tomorrow. I'll continue to tweet about all sorts over @NigelMcKinney and if you follow @Paul_BCT some of our work will continue @CFNIreland so all the best

.@NewtonEmerson @ChangeTrust @involveUK nothing apparently serious about ideas for a #citizensassembly here. Very serious plans indeed but those planning & funding have never seen it or said it was to be a Stormont stand in.

Essential reading wrt plans for a #citizensassembly here twitter.com/ChangeTrust/st…

An experiment in deliberative & participative democracy. A complement to & not a replacement for our legislative Assembly. A means to help resolve difficult issues not a solution to our current impasse #CitizensAssemblyNI bbc.co.uk/news/northern_…

important to say - a #citizensassembly is a complement, not an alternative, to elected reps & institutions - aim is to engage the public to help politicians resolve deadlocked issues @MarkCarruthers7 @bbctheview

Up early this morn to talk #citizensassembly on @BBCRadioFoyle & @BBCgmu after 7

The Community Foundation is delighted to support the Citizens' Assembly with funding. An initiative which has great potential to offer a voice to communities across NI! @Paul_BCT @StratagemNI @AMcCracken_ @Nigel_BCT #Innovationin2018 twitter.com/ChangeTrust/st…

@RichardRjayco @CFNIreland @StratagemNI @AMcCracken_ @Nigel_BCT it's selected randomly i.e. by a polling company or similar and controlled for age, gender, etc so it's rep of the population - so def the general public not organisational reps - that's why it's different from anything tried before

@Cruinn_Assocs @MPiggot @fuSIonFest_NI All welcome!

Applications for @sochange_eu close 21st of December!! If you have a challenge get it in before then!! #fusionfestni

Tks to all for coming to #fusionfestni don't forget @techinres & #SISkills progs are open for applications right now socialinnovationni.org

Cans available at all @asda stores in NI twitter.com/changetrust/st…

To coincide with @fuSIonFest_NI here is our piece on why social innovation is so underrated #fusionfestni - scopeni.nicva.org/article/social…

Our @techinres prog is open for applications! #techforgood #fusionfestni socialinnovationni.org

Anyone interested in creative engagement methods might want check our civic activism toolkit #fusionfestni civicactivism.buildingchangetrust.org

@fuSIonFest_NI critical to remember that social innovation doesn't always equal social enterprise. Both are good & need nurturing & support

@DeirdreMortell says @fuSIonFest_NI if we are doing innovation we are taking risks. We need to take risks & learn from failure

The fantastic @GSAPInfo coming up on @BBCRadioFoyle talking about how they are putting Shantallow on the digital map #FusionFestNI

I mentioned @TechforgoodCAST in my #FusionFestNI talk this morning - check out our website for useful resources #tech4good #techforgood

Lots of info on #socialinnovation supports available on our website socialinnovationni.org #fusionfestni