In December Steve and Angie travelled to the Vision 2021 conference to represent u.labScot on behalf of the u.labscot holding team to share Scotland’s u.lab story so far. Being welcomed with such a warm heart made the landing into Vision 2021’s conference a wonderful start to the morning. Vision 2021 are a French association who […]
Read moreNew films connecting Theory U to wider change movements in Scotland
As you may know, u.lab is a massive online course (MOOC) run by MIT professor Otto Scharmer and the Presencing Institute. It’s a globally available, free course that lots of people across Scotland have participated in (see http://www.ulabscotland.com for more). u.lab Scotland has space within the online platform (called edX) to share material we generate […]
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Sharing our fears
Beth Cross, hub host at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), reflects on their first session together and how she embraced her voice of fear: I’m sharing u.lab with PhD students at UWS this year to help students look at world changing research and a changing world. Big claim, but a journey of […]
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Get your teeth into u.lab
Today’s the day you can really get into u.lab as the first set of materials is released on edX (likely to be this afternoon due to time differences with the US). Live sessions are a great way to feel part of the global community. Otto and the team host a live online get-together where we […]
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The difference a story makes
Hello there! My name’s Kirsty and I’m the researcher who was working on the project to look at the experiences of people who have been involved in u.lab in Scotland which has resulted in the series of blog posts which have been featuring here over the last few months. I’m a PhD student at the […]
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Help us sense into u.lab Scotland
If you’ve been along to a u.lab Scotland event recently, you’ll be aware that they’ve been hosted by a “holding team” – a self-selecting group of people from across u.lab Scotland with an intention to help grow and sustain u.practices in Scotland. The events have been just one way we’ve been doing this. For the […]
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Crystalizing opportunities in the financial services sector
Alan Thornburrow is the Chief Executive of Scottish Investment Operations, a professional body for the financial services sector in Scotland. During our conversation about his experience of u.lab, he speaks of how he is at the point in his u.lab journey where opportunities are beginning to pop up for him. He notes that the people involved […]
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About the holding team for ULab Scot
With thanks to Kuladharini for writing: The holding team for ULab Scot is a group of people from different walks of life, with different perspectives and experiences gather every quarter to reflect, explore and sense the current and emerging future for U Lab in Scotland. It’s a bit of a mystery how we all came to […]
Read moreReflections on U lab Experience from Age Scotland U lab hub
Happy New Year wishes and a very warm hello from the Age Scotland U lab hub. We are a very small hub based in Edinburgh. There are 3 of us; Jenny Ackland, Yolanda Strachan and Jenni Inglis. Our shared interest is older people and the very positive contribution they make within our society. We would […]
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