Threads is Gavin’s (very) occasional newsletter, infrequent updates, reflections on projects, private event invitations, and wide-ranging thinking on data, innovation, culture and society. The six Threads document the transition from leaving the Open Data Institute through the creation and launch of Icebreaker One. They are 100% human-written.
Threads have been running since January 2017, well before Meta launched its social platform of the same name. No association is implied.
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Hello 2017
Personal reflections meet big-picture; wide-ranging, a fresh start with a call to action.
The Dgen Constellation
A clearer sense of what we’re trying to build, with the Constellation crytslising, and constellators contributing their perspectives.
Joining the Dots
Less personal reflection, more concrete outputs: published reports and a new climate project.
Active Projects & Your Profile
Project-dense and operationally focused, more of a progress report to a growing team of collaborators than a newsletter, with the Constellation model gaining traction across multiple domains simultaneously.
Icebreaker One
Short and urgent: a mobilisation notice rather than wide-ranging, moving from concept to execution.
2019 Highlights
More personal early threads evolve to concise, evidenced, and oriented entirely towards what comes next.
From personal, philosophical exploration (Thread #1) through gradual crystallisation of ideas and structure (Threads #2-3), into an increasingly operational and institutionally confident voice (Threads #4-6), culminating in Icebreaker One launching and achieving UN-level recognition.