Social Enter Prise: WBG: struggles to implementation

Saturday 30 July 2011

WBG: struggles to implementation

Excerpts from 'The Griffins in Australia and India' by Jeff Turnbull and Peter Y. Navaretti

For seven years, Walter Burley Griffin enjoyed the title of Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction; but he never managed to control the process of designing and building Australia's capital city. Instead of supporting Griffin's design the officers of governement departments exposed its weaknesses in the Public Works Committee (PWC) of the federal parliament and frustrated work on the ground in Canberra. The officers were unable to put aside their own plan in favour of Griffin's.
http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs95.aspx

1 comment:

Damien Tammer3 September 2011 at 00:11
DT: Interesting that WBG lost control of the design intent and succumbed to beaurocracy. From the outset there was opposition to his appointment and this opposition continued through his administration, up until he was excluded from the Federal Capital Advisory Committee.

http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs95.aspx
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

The Enterprisor

The Enterprisor is a concept.

In essence, it is a platform to promote collaboration through participatory media and collective action.

It transcends the physical and virtual realms.

It is a self-organising system that is more indeterminate than governed; more open source than controlled, more process than product.The Enterprisor provides an opportunity for those disadvantaged or those seeking to develop an innovation, or those willing to help to come together in an exciting collaborative environment.

The Enterprisor provides access to the tools and resources necessary for social innovation. Through virtual and real-world collaboration spaces, the connections and networks can develop as required for start-ups requiring funding, innovators requiring assistance and guidance for their particular venture, or employment models through which people can learn or improve on their skills.