Total learning: Case study: organising space - powering a community of practice at UNISON

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Case study: organising space - powering a community of practice at UNISON, by Monica Hirst, Strategic Organising, Planner, UNISON. UNISON are building a learning community, enabling activists and staff to connect, learn, research and share organising knowledge, best practices and experience. Monica discusses the community's launch through to implementation, encouraging hearts and minds.

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A new Community for

activists and staff

About us at UNISON

Monica Hirst – Strategic Organising Planner

Strategic organising and recruitment unit

UNISON Centre

Why do we need the Organising Space?

Why do we need the Organising Space?

The Organising Space is..

• Open to all activists and staff

• Employed, Branch employed staff, Activists and New Representatives

• Dynamic

• Partly self-moderating

• Experiential learning

• Creative• Networking

DevelopmentFrom our paper prototype….

Launch

Development…to the Organising Space

Save your experiences

Share your experiences in your Community

Ask your Community a question

Check out ever-growing curated content

Find great content from the community

View the latest, most popular content...and score points

Getting the message out there

The Initial Feedback

• Stephanie from Bath

“I foresee a long long evening tonight playing with this tool”

• Ryan from Glasgow

“Really impressed with the Organising Space! The recruitment bit will come in very handy. I'm looking forward to getting more involved in the discussions too. Cheers!”

User feedback

• Steph from Wales

“Thanks very much for this, feel really UNISON'dup now!”

• Moira from Hereford

“I think I have just found my UNISON bible”

The Next Steps

• New developments

• Events – Training and active courses

• January – next launch

• Target of 1,000 users by February 2015

Join the community