Section Divider: Heading intro here. Swap Shops* *working title @helenmilner www.ukonlinecentres.com 19 June 2009

A big week for digital britain Sources: ONS internet access surveys ONS Survey Question 2006 % 2007 % 2008 % Not accessed in last three months 40 33 29 Never accessed 35 27 25 No household internet connection 43 39 35

17 December 2008 – all to close by 5 Jan 2009

Recession Britain People need skills People need practice Social media for social good People want to share People have skills People have furniture People have smart clothes they no longer wear People want to support their local community Shops are empty Swap shops*

People need skills

People need practice

Social media for social good

People want to share

People have skills

People have furniture

People have smart clothes they no longer wear

People want to support their local community

Shops are empty

Swap shops*

Want skills/Got skills You need to know things I know I need to know things you know

You need to know things I know

I need to know things you know

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One shop Volunteers Two signs One says: Do you want to learn something One says: Do you want to share something

One shop

Volunteers

Two signs

One says:

Do you want to learn something

One says:

Do you want to share something

How much can we achieve for free? One shop (free rent) Furniture (donated) Wifi (donated) Computers (reuse) Yoga mats (bring your own) All staff (volunteers) All skills shared (volunteers) Everything is free to use

One shop (free rent)

Furniture (donated)

Wifi (donated)

Computers (reuse)

Yoga mats (bring your own)

All staff (volunteers)

All skills shared (volunteers)

Everything is free to use

Not just technology Yoga Gardening Tai Chi Painting Reading Electronics Cooking Book keeping Photography Languages Guitar CV writing Interview skills … . and lots of technology Whatever people want

Yoga

Gardening

Tai Chi

Painting

Reading

Electronics

Cooking

Book keeping

Photography

Languages

Guitar

CV writing

Interview skills

… . and lots of technology

Whatever people want

Pop-up swap shops Instant swap shops Pop-up Pop-down (all we need is a van) That’s why rent is free!

Instant swap shops

Pop-up

Pop-down (all we need is a van)

That’s why rent is free!

National network of swap shops Empty shops are in every town and city Every town and city has people who want skills and who have skills to share Share as we go on a wiki – an unfranchise handbook Prove the idea Create a federation

Empty shops are in every town and city

Every town and city has people who want skills and who have skills to share

Share as we go on a wiki – an unfranchise handbook

Prove the idea

Create a federation

Moneytise? Everything has a value Donations from people taking part

Everything has a value

Donations from people taking part

Sheffield – the pilot Do you want this to happen in Sheffield? Do you have ideas to make this better? Do you have time to give? Do you have skills to share? Do you know more people who will want to help? If it works in Sheffield …. it doesn’t mean it will work elsewhere …

Do you want this to happen in Sheffield?

Do you have ideas to make this better?

Do you have time to give?

Do you have skills to share?

Do you know more people who will want to help?

If it works in Sheffield …. it doesn’t mean it will work elsewhere …

“ Milner has a 20th century welfare state style solution to a 21st century problem" http://is.gd/Q65P Let’s use 21 st century tools to bring people together to make our communities better places to live

Two signs: Do you want to learn something? Do you want to share something?

Two signs:

Do you want to learn something?

Do you want to share something?

@helenmilner http://spacemakers.ning.com/group/sheffieldswapshop [email_address] www.ukonlinecentres.com