Noticings 12: A new chapter
February at Careful Industries
The start of 2025 has been a time of change at Careful Trouble.
Until now we’ve been an organisation of two parts - half not-for-profit, half-consultancy - and we’re sad to say that a new year has seen the closure of our not-for-profit arm, Promising Trouble.
From now on we’ll be operating as Careful Industries, with a focus on inclusive innovation and careful AI training and consultancy.
AI 101: Training
We have two ‘AI Impacts 101’ sessions coming up:
Thursday 13th February for freelancers, industry and civil society.
Tuesday 4th March for people working in and with charities, governments and public sector organisations
In this training session we will move beyond the hype to share the environmental and social impacts of AI.
Tickets start at £200.
From Hype to Hope
This month we published “From Hope to Hype: How Networked Neighbourhoods can make innovation work for everyone”.
Commissioned by Phoenix Court, this Green Paper explores the role of social policy in delivering innovation diffusion and adoption.
The UK needs a new approach to innovation that prioritises reducing inequality and building pathways to opportunities for everyone. Social capital is at the heart of innovation, and the recommendations in this Green Paper set out an approach to strengthening that across the UK. Read the paper here.
Promising Trouble
We marked the closure of Promising Trouble with the Community Tech Winter Gathering - gathering 70 community tech practitioners at Battersea Arts Centre in London for a great afternoon of learning and inspiration.
As part of that, we handed over management of the Community Tech community of practice to Dr Matt Dowse at the Centre for Sociodigital Futures, and we’re looking forward to what comes next as the community continues to grow.
Looking for new talented colleagues?
Closing Promising Trouble sadly means that three brilliant members of the Careful Trouble team are on the look out for their next opportunities.
They are all brilliant and you should hire them immediately - so if you’re looking to fill roles with exciting industry leaders, then why not reach out to:
Rachael Burton - a fantastic senior producer, project manager and events consultant, who brings a care-and-accessibility-informed lens to everything she does.
Dominique B. - an astute senior researcher, strategist and writer with deep expertise in tech justice.
Anna Hamilos - the Director of Culture and Practice. excelling at bringing people together with energy and compassion.
Reply to this email or reach out directly if you have an opportunity for them!
AI Training and Consultancy
We’re now open to new clients looking to evaluate technical, social and ethical implications to establish how AI can, and cannot, help deliver their business goals. We work with a range of roles, sector's and level of expertise.
Find out more about our AI consultancy and training services on our website.
Opportunities and Events
The ODI are running a free “Data Ethics Professional webinar #2: Data & AI Ethics Frameworks” workshop on Thursday 17th Feb. Sign up here.
Nesta launches their inaugural event sharing Future Signals. This is their latest collection of works exploring the innovations and ideas set to shape the year ahead. Register here
Computer Says Maybe, a podcast from Alix Dunn in conversation researchers and visionaries about the future of technology, has published an episode about DEI in the age of technology.
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