" Nick Booth and Steve Bridger and we discussed the idea of Free Agents in the UK. Nick said they existed but they used a different phrase, "Militant Optimists" - a term that was inspired by the book "handmade" by Tessy Britton and coined by Dave Barrie. Nick describes them as " People doing good things because it made sense to it. They get on with it regardless of what the system says." Interesting, challenging but remarkable people Steve Bridger also pointed another type of Free Agent, working from the inside of NGOs called a positive disruptor.
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"The term is also used to address human-technology mixtures in the abstract. This includes artifacts that may not popularly be considered technology; for example, pen and paper, and speech and language. Augmented with these technologies, and connected in communication with people in other times and places, a person becomes capable of much more than they were before. This is like computers, which gain power by using Internet protocols to connect with other computers. Cybernetic technologies include highways, pipes, electrical wiring, buildings, electrical plants, libraries, and other infrastructure that we hardly notice, but which are critical parts of the cybernetics that we work withi"
He would like people to be able to call on the teacher or peers of their choice, teach if they feel they have something meaningful to say and call meetings to share resources whenever possible (1971).