The ruralnet|uk collaboration event collaborate|2008 in conjunction with

ruralnet|online The first 10 years and what happens next Simon Berry and Paul Henderson ruralnet|uk & RNUK Ltd s.berry@ruralnet.org.uk p.henderson@ruralnet.org.uk

How it started How it developed Where we were in 2006 What we did next Where we’ve got to ruralnet|online The first 10 years and what happens next

How it started

How it developed

Where we were in 2006

What we did next

Where we’ve got to

ruralnet|online How it started

Initial dilemma No one to collaborate with Initial disappointment Lack of peer support Initial break through Networks Online Service development Experts Online xPRESS Digest Active Brokerage 4,000 users over 20 networks ruralnet|online How it developed

Initial dilemma

No one to collaborate with

Initial disappointment

Lack of peer support

Initial break through

Networks Online

Service development

Experts Online

xPRESS Digest

Active Brokerage

4,000 users over 20 networks

High value services and people trapped in a single platform behind an ID and PW ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - internal FirstClass Invisible Inaccessible Inflexible All or nothing

High value services and people trapped in a single platform behind an ID and PW

Invisible

Inaccessible

Inflexible

All or nothing

Web 2.0 / RSS in particular was emerging ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - external

Web 2.0 / RSS in particular was emerging

ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - what was happening around us

ruralnet|online Where we were in 2006 - what was happening around us

Review using net:gain methodology Change in strategy Disaggregate our services Make user authentication independent of services Single sign on Fully exploit RSS to: Push our services out Pull the services of others in Aggregate services and people wherever they are ruralnet|online What we did next

Review using net:gain methodology

Change in strategy

Disaggregate our services

Make user authentication independent of services

Single sign on

Fully exploit RSS to:

Push our services out

Pull the services of others in

Aggregate services and people wherever they are

Launched co-design exercise in January ruralnet|online Putting things back together

Launched co-design exercise in January

Where we are now Co-design - key insights Not a walled garden Distributed network People not Platform Relationships vs information Make your own network Free and paid for services Need for support and training We need to give individuals, groups and organisations the tools and skills to be a part of this: ruralnet|online Putting things back together

Where we are now

Co-design - key insights

Not a walled garden

Distributed network

People not Platform

Relationships vs information

Make your own network

Free and paid for services

Need for support and training

We need to give individuals, groups and organisations the tools and skills to be a part of this:

ruralnet|online First case study: the community carbon network