Writing
A movement practice: eco-social design in grounded context
An essay written for the 2024 By Design and by Disaster Conference on the theme "Power in Transformation".
Our Approach to the 2024 General Election
Introduction Just two weeks ago, Rishi Sunak announced that the next UK General Election will take place on 4 July. The day after, all seven of us in Common Knowledge ran a workshop to collectively decide what we should do…
Mapped launch
Join us for the launch of Mapped, a tool that integrates with common membership systems to enable more strategic organising. Built by Common Knowledge, designed for and with organisers.
Mapped: Move to Action
For an introduction to the Mapped project see our previous post on Membership systems and electoral strategy. We are now into the next phase of the project where we are building a prototype to put our ideas into action.
Membership systems and electoral strategy
Thanks to the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, we’ve spent the last few months supporting grassroots organisations in their preparation work towards this year’s General Election in the UK. Our attention has been focused on where their membership systems meet their campaign strategy.
2023 wrap up: Jan's favourite project
Jan shares his thoughts about the Digital Security Training we facilitated for Tipping Point.
2023 wrap up: Anna's favourite project
Anna shares a bit about her favourite project from the year, what she's learned and what she's got planned for next year
Solidarity with Palestine
Common Knowledge stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We deplore violence against civilians and call for a ceasefire, an end to occupation, and an end to colonialisation everywhere.
Where do we go after X/Twitter?
Although Twitter or X is experiencing significant changes, the importance of maintaining an online presence remains. Our team have been discussing alternative platforms to migrate to but it seems like there is no obvious option — here is why.
Peer feedback process
As the co-op has matured, we've tried to create support structures that help each member grow. This includes making space for regular feedback. Last month we initiated a formal peer feedback process within the co-op. Here's what we learned.