Revised Charity Governance Code is out
A new edition of the Code was issued this week. The sections on integrity and equality, diversity and inclusion have been revised and strengthened. The Code is a great tool for enabling constructive conversations about board development.
The power of (creation) myths
The stories we tell ourselves about how ‘civilisation’ and complex societies got started shape what we see as possible today. If you think hierarchy (chiefs, Big Men, kings and emperors) is inevitable then that is what we replicate. I was reminded of the importance of this whilst watching a webinar with David Wengrow this week and it sent me back to this 2018 article he wrote with the late David Graeber. Stories are not neutral.
Know where your salary really sits on the scale before you feel low paid
Excellent and eye opening article on what people are actually earning, at both ends of the spectrum.
‘Among people over 25 about 11 per cent of men and nearly 20 per cent of women employees were, last year, paid £9 an hour or less. The national living wage for the over-25s currently stands at £8.72 an hour. One in ten men and one in five women over the age of 25 in work would, if working a 36-hour week, be earning less than £17,000 a year.’
The next evolution of edtech
An intriguing look through the challenges and advantages of edtech by Sophie Bailey during a year of huge change.
Can a plant remember?
Next time your watering your window box or taking a walk in the local park this might prove food for thought. Robert Krulwich reflects on research by Monica Gagliano.
OED Word of the Year 2020
Not one but 47 words of the year! It sums up the unparalleled nature of this year. What is your word of 2020? You can download the full report here.
UN Declaration of Human Rights
A beautiful and timely reminder – All Human Beings by Max Richter – following yesterday’s Human Rights Day
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and in rights…
If you have never read it in full the illustrated version is wonderful.
Steve McQueen Year 3 wins at 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Awards
Huge congratulations to A New Direction, Steve McQueen, Tate, Artangel and all involved. Steve McQueen Year 3 is the winner of the South Bank Sky Arts Visual Arts Award.