The book, Grassroots Innovation Movements, is now available open access. The book examines six diverse grassroots movements in India, South America & Europe, and explores for each the spaces where […]
On 8th December 2021 we organised a panel discussion about power and politics in grassroots innovation for the STEPS Centre final event. The STEPS Centre supported a lot of our […]
A new open access article in the journal Futures by Adrian Smith and Mariano Fressoli contrasts grassroots subversion of some of the technologies of automation with the way automation is […]
At an ESRC Festival of Social Science event on 12th November 2020 (12:30) Wired Sussex at Fusebox director Phil Jones is interviewing Prof Andy Stirling and Prof Adrian Smith in […]
Conventional models for digital technological developments tend to prioritise a linear approach around individual leaders (“founder worship”), a Venture Capital-based investment model, a high financial valuation, and market dominance through […]
Back in October we organised a workshop at the Machines Room makerspace in London, where participants addressed the question, how can makerspaces help cultivate sustainable developments. The results of the […]
We invite abstracts for a track we are organising on the theme of digital fabrications amongst hackers, makers and manufacturers, and which will take place in Barcelona over August 31 to September […]
The aim of this event on Monday 26 October at the Machines Room in London is to bring together people involved or interested in sustainability activities to share, discuss, and […]
Adrian Smith was in Edinburgh on Monday 9th February to give a seminar about grassroots digital fabrication to the Institute for Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation. The seminar, Liberatory […]
On Tuesday 18th November I participated in a debate organised by the Centro de Innovación y Tecnología para Desarrollo Humano at MediaLab-Prado on the topic, How can citizen laboratories and […]
An edited Spanish version is now online of Adrian Smith’s blog about the Lucas Plan and movement for socially useful production originally posted in English on the Guardian newspaper site. […]
With the initiative and support of Cardiff University, the Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy project is participating in an exhibition in London and Cardiff. Information about dates and venues is […]
On 3rd June 2014 the Centre for Sustainable Design will be hosting a workshop that explores Makers & Fixers: circular economy and grassroots innovation. The event will explore activities ‘within hacklabs […]
Sabine Hielscher and Adrian Smith have written a blog reflecting on some of the more affective issues arising from World Café discussions about grassroots digital fabrication: Building and nurturing a […]
On Thursday 10th April we will be organising a World Cafe discussion about grassroots digital fabrication as part of the Living Knowledge Conference in Copenhagen. You can download the poster here. […]
A workshop held in Delhi on 8th February will bring together researchers, activists and policy-makers to learn from one another about grassroots innovation movements. The workshop is organised by Dinesh […]
SPRU Wednesday Seminar 5th February 2014, room G22, Jubilee Building, University of Sussex Speaker: Adrian Smith; Discussant: Johan Schot It is thirty-eight years since a movement for ‘socially useful production’ pioneered […]
We are seeking abstracts for high-quality research papers on the topic of innovation for social inclusive and development. The call arises from a session Adrian Smith and colleagues are organising […]
Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability: A Research Workshop Aim: critical reflection, analytical consolidation and developing research agendas 16-18th May 2012 at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. News story Organised by Adrian […]
Community energy: taking stock, moving forwards? A panel discussion with audience questions Thursday 8th March 2012, 6pm-7.30pm, UEA-London, Middlesex Street, near Liverpool Street station, LONDON How have recent developments in […]
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