Who we are
Mindapples was founded by Andy Gibson (of School of Everything, Social by Social and other animals) in April 2008. The original concept came out of conversations around the first Social Innovation Camp about positive interventions in mental health, and it was shortlisted for that competition but never made it to the camp itself.
Now it’s being developed by a growing community of enthusiastic volunteers including Tessy Britton, Lauren Currie, Hege Saebjornsen, Neil Flintham, Tom Ten Thij, Kate Andrews, Cassie Robinson, Sangeet Gyawali and Ana Garcia. We’ve been supported (though not financially) by the Young Foundation , the RSA, the School of Life and Psychologies Magazine, and we’re also very grateful for help and inspiration from Jo Worsley, Maureen Rice, Luke Nicholson, Ian Gilmour of OK2B, Simon Lawton-Smith of the Mental Health Foundation, Kris Morris, the Social Innovation Camp community and lots of other lovely people.
There’s no hidden agenda or big organisation behind this: just a group of collaborators promoting an interesting idea and trying to make it grow. And we’re here for the love of it.
Read more about how we got here, and take a look at our media coverage too.
Find out how you can get involved, or leave us a comment below.
Libby Davy said,
3 June 2008 @ 12:45 pm
Congratulations folks. This is such a positive and practical approach. I was just suggesting to Tessy that survey participants are:
- emailed a copy of their completed survey (for review, sharing)
- given a well designed top five print option for display and review around their home/office
- encouraged to review / discuss / share / recommit regularly to their mindapples.
You could also build a widget we display on our blogs, facebook etc that helps spread the meme and gets people sharing/talking.
Never sure if this is the place for these sorts of comments, but feel free to take it down. Better out than in, wherever it goes.
Cheers (chomp chomp) – Libby
ps – Somewhat tangential but, in Australia we were told 7 a Day! 5 Vege + 2 Fruit. http://www.gofor2and5.com.au/ My daughter is being told 5 in the UK (3 fruit + 2 Vege). I guess we just start where we can and work it up from there…
happyseaurchin said,
16 February 2009 @ 4:39 pm
aha!
another chap from school of everything
say hi to dougald
you guys are doing some good things!
(i count five mindapples in this comment;)