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Dadamac knows where it's going, but it's hard to say where it begins and ends (which is why the idea of tidying up the organisation in future with Holacracy is so appealing - see Dadamac Holacracy Lite ). To make sense of Dadamac it's simplest to start in the middle, which is easy to find, because I'm at the middle of Dadamac. Dadamac exists because of the Internet I'm Pamela McLean. I'm the "mac" of Dadamac, and I live in London. My central role in Dadamac came about not because I live in London, but because I have 24/7 access...

Holacracy is a way of structuring an evolving organisation and Dadamac is an evolving organisation (see Why Dadamac knows where it's going - but can't say where it begins or ends ) I'm calling the current Dadamac version "Holacracy Lite", because we haven't learned how to implement the full version properly yet. To date I'm the person in Dadamac who knows most about Holacracy - and I've only been on the one-day, introductory course. There is much more to be learned. What I bring to Dadamac Holacracy Lite is my enthusiasm, the Holacracy Workshop Handbook that I brought back from...

This is written for people who connect with Dadamac and need to understand its roots and character, in connection with their developing roles. It's probably too detailed for casual readers. History Dadamac was never planned, it just "kind of happened" in response to needs, and requests, and interests. It has been largely self-funded, running alongside various day jobs. Much of its history can be found by dipping deep into www.dadamac.net . Dadamac got its name from the fact that John Dada and I (Pamela McLean) were collaborating in various ways and in those situations we needed to speak with one...

Photo: Fola's self-funded mini ICT centre at Ago-Are This post was sent to me by Folabi Sunday for sharing : My quest to the world of ICT knew no bound and it was borne out of passion since when i was a young boy with mum selling dead newspaper. While reading through these unsold magazines i found out that a life without information is shapeless and helpless. I discovered there avalanche of opportunities on internet. I got most of my problems solved reading those old unsold newspapers and that was 2003 and it continued till 2003 when i got my...

Age Demands Action (ADA) was launched in 2007 in 27 countries. The campaign challenges age discrimination and fights for the rights of older people. Since it started, Age Demands Action has created a sustainable environment where older people lead in bringing about tangible changes in their country and globally. The focal day of the campaign is the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October where older people take part in various awareness-raising activities and meet Governments. The Older People's Initiative of Kaduna State in partnership with Fantsuam Foundation and HelpAge International, celebrated this year's International day for Older People...