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I work at the boundary between knowledge and practice with a particular focus on enabling groups, organisations and individuals to learn from their own practice, co-creating knowledge as a basis for action. Much of my own experience is in how groups and communities in the developing world can invent new futures through action and learning. My work has taken me to urban and rural locations in over forty countries, providing a rich basis for my thinking and research and developing my research, facilitation and communications skills. I recently spent seven years leading on the development of key action and learning programmes with the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. I currently focus on research and writing.
Outside my professional practice I am involved in a wide range of community activities at our local church and also enjoy running, cycling and walking in the local Peak district and further afield, as well as playing and listening to music and enjoying the company of family and friends.
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| Contact details: | Terry.gibson@inventing-futures.org. +447887903658 | |||||
| Education and Practice | ||||||
| Period | Activity | Notes | ||||
| 2017- | Knowledge exchange fellow | At SPAIS, University of Bristol | ||||
| 2016- | Independent researcher and consultant | Research, development and innovation based on action learning. | ||||
| 2008-2016 | Operations director: Global Network for Disaster Reduction | Development and piloting of ‘Frontline’ local resilience profiling programme
Development and mobilisation of Views from the Frontline 2009,2011,2013 Development of ‘Action at the Frontline’ action research programme Development of network membership, communications and learning. |
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| 2005-2011 | Manchester University Institute of Development and Policy Management | Ph.D: ‘Horizontal Learning and Social Media in an International Development Network’ | ||||
| 2005-2008 | Managing director: Media4change (Now M4C-sustainability) | Founded this third sector company. Developed global Sustainability reporting system for Multinational company SABMiller. Research networks in international development | ||||
| 2003-2005 | Manchester University Institute of Development and Policy Management | M.Sc: ‘Globalisation and Development’ | ||||
| 1990-2005 | Director: Chapel Associates/Mediafour | Co-founded this multimedia production company. Projects included corporate training, broadcast programmes and a wide range of documentary video productions for Tearfund and other INGOs | ||||
| 1985 | Queen Elizabeth College, London University | M.Phil: ‘The value of applying biological concepts to industrial organisation’ | ||||
| Recent Publications: | ||||||
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| 2018 | GIBSON, T et al | Special journal issue on local learning and action | International Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management | |||
| 2017 | GIBSON, T | Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: the role of NGOs | Routledge (book chapter) | |||
| 2016 | GIBSON, T, WISNER, B. | “Lets talk about you …” Opening space for local experience, action
and learning in disaster risk reduction
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International Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management | |||
| 2016 | GIBSON, T et al | Pathways for Transformation: Disaster Risk Management to Enhance Resilience to Extreme Events | Journal of Extreme Events | |||
| 2015 | GIBSON, T | Reflective practitioners: The importance of critical thought for change agents
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Jamba: Vol 7, No 1 (2015)
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| 2014 | GIBSON, T, PELLING, M | Pathways for Transformation: Exposing the opportunity space for disaster risk management to shape development trajectories
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Background paper for UNISDR Global Assessment Report 2015 | |||
| 2013 | Various: GIBSON. T. Lead author | Views from the Frontline: Beyond 2015 | Global Network for Disaster Reduction | |||
| 2013 | GIBSON. T. | Building community-led resilience: Enabling conditions to improve CSO capacities | Civicus State of Civil Society Report 2013 | |||
| 2012 | GIBSON. T. | Building collaboration through shared actions: The experience of the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. | Jamba. Vol 4. No1 | |||
| 2011 | GIBSON. T., SCOTT,N | The Role of ICTs in Reducing the Policy Praxis Gap in the Climate Change Field. | NICCD case study series, Manchester University.
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| 2011 | GIBSON. T. | Action and change in an emerging network. | Humanitarian exchange. Issue 50. | |||
| 2011 | GIBSON. T. | It’s all one. | Paper presented at Development Studies Association Annual Conference, York, 2011 | |||
| 2011 | GIBSON. T. | Building collaboration through shared actions. | Paper presented at World Humanitarian Conference, 2011: Boston. | |||
| 2011 | Various: GIBSON. T. Lead author | If we do not join hands: Views from the Frontline | Global Network for Disaster Reduction | |||
| 2010 | GIBSON. T. | It’s not just the data. | Proceedings of ISCRAM conference. Seattle, May 2010. | |||