May 20, 2004, Markd
About The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse is the Demos weblog. How does it work? And why is it useful?
The Greenhouse is a weblog - or, as they are more commonly referred to, a 'blog'. It is a site where our staff and associates can regularly post short items of interest, whether they are ideas, points for discussion, or references to information elsewhere. Visitors to the site can then add their own comments.
First and foremost the Greenhouse is our 'outboard brain'. We find it's a simple and accessible way to capture useful data, knowledge, informed opinion, cuttings and other weblinks - the raw stuff which our ideas are based upon.
It's also a bit of an experiment in 'open policy' creation. We're very keen to follow a more open approach to policy research and formulation - to build public policy in public, as it were. Occasionally we'll try out new ideas on the blog before they're published, in order to get input directly via comments from readers.
We also hope it provides a useful information resource for the policy community - people in government, business, other research organizations, the media and the wider public.
CATEGORY: OPEN SOURCE
