vehicles for social objects

The last few posts on social objects have been gradually bringing a bit of clarity on how these social objects fit into the work that Seva Mandir and, I suppose, other organisations like it are involved in. This post is concerned with what, presumably can also be thought of as a social object: the [...]

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social objects as medium for change – v2

After writing that last post, I came up with a slightly more elaborate diagram for thinking about social objects and how they fit into the social change process that Seva Mandir is trying to bring about… It’s a skill I’m trying to develop (the diagramming that is) ;p
There are still a lot of question marks [...]

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A new line of inquiry: social objects as medium for change

I have been thinking about social objects (a la Hugh of gaping void) for a while now – particularly in the context of the kind of work that Seva Mandir is involved in – i.e. ‘community development’.
“The Social Object, in a nutshell, is the reason two people are talking to each other, as opposed to [...]

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