Wandering a friend’s blog I discovered this great site in London. ‘Together for London’ is a website in the UK whose message is ‘A little thought from each of us. A big difference for everyone’.
The site is an interesting attempt to make London a better place. Having lived there for three years I love the idea of the intention of this site. That being said looking through the site there are a lot of people complaining about things that frustrate them and other people agreeing with them. Communicating frustration can be a very healthy activity if it is within the context of moving beyond rather than gathering evidence that you are right and those ‘damn people with backpacks are really evil human beings’.
The site (in my opinion) does have positive aspects, firstly I believe the start to any change is communication. Secondly, by reading someone’s post on the site it may trigger you to change an opinion or try something new. For example one of the campaigns is to smile at someone on the Tube (underground train). One person’s response which I love is: Your campaign has inspired me to smile more on the tube (doesn’t need to be grinning at everyone like a nutter just a little occasional one) stick at it and it might catch on!
Small simple ideas can ripple out and end up making a large impact on the world. For this reason I wish the site luck.
Posted by Matt SamyciaWood
