Projects credited in
- #CitizenShiftABOUT THE REPORT This report offers a new way of understanding the current period of intense societal change, conceptualising it as the Citizen Shift: the shift from Consumer to Citizen as the dominant idea of the role of the individual in society. This understanding frames a radically different question which we can all work with: rather than thinking of people as Consumers, which leads us to ask only what we can sell to “them” (whoever “they” are), this approach prompts us to think of ourselv4
- Future of Cultural HeritageWhat do we mean by Collaborative Innovation? As an organisation, we are led by a simple belief: We believe that when given the opportunity, people can and want to work together to shape the world we live in. Led by this belief, we see our role as equipping organisations of all kinds to involve people as Citizens, not just treat them as Consumers. Consumers, by default, have only one role — to buy stuff from you. By contrast, when we think of people as Citizens, we begin to ask what it is we can1
- THE FUTURE OF MEMBERSHIPSince 2015, the New Citizenship Project has been working with membership organisations on a shared inquiry; to explore a future of membership focused primarily on participation in purpose, not transactions and benefits. We published the findings from our early work in the 'Future of Membership' report in 2016. The report brings together the process and outputs, and shares the model we have developed together to help other organisations explore a path towards participatory membership. Since the4