Reflection Perfection?

Hello,

Its a long time since these Blogspot pages were properly updated. In actual fact I just archived all of the posts to be used for research purposes. As documented elsewhere Atlas.ti have been kind enough to supply their software for analysis of all the DIYNGO data. This is happening but ever so slowly due to its voluntary nature. Additionally there is a whole wealth of data so the main thrust of the operation right now is to hone this; to sort the wheat from the chaff with regard to the most pertinent data rather than becoming too bogged down in the detail. Luckily I have a lot of experience to draw upon for this though I may indeed be a little out of practice! Time will tell as to how generalisable the unfolding story will be to other 'development' contexts. However, I do hope that we have co-created some important lessons regarding the kind of aims we envisioned for DIYNGO that others can learn from as they try to carry out similar operations around the world. Ultimately, DIYNGO was a kind of experiment. It was pretty much ahead of its time maybe. Perhaps DIYNGO never quite archived its noble aims yet I feel certain it did begin to work towards those goals. Others should be able to pick up the pieces if the whole episode is properly described, analysed and disseminated as appropriate. To this end the writing up of DIYNGO is currently taking place within the context of a larger piece of work - notably the book(s) described at www.howtosavetheplanet.org (principally Upgrade.Update.Reboot). As to where this work will eventually find a 'home' is again anyone's best guess. However, doubtless, the wider communities who have supported our efforts should be privy to these thoughts...