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@fieldstation.bsky.social
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An action lab investigating the future of work, the reach of technology, and the shape of society. Based in North East England, working globally. We study digital sovereignty and build civic tech, in the open.

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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 8h
We ran an experiment. Here's what happened. notes.fieldstation.xyz/experiment/s...
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Shared inference: when several ordinary computers become one AI system
Eight people, eight computers, one model. It worked, until somebody closed a browser tab.
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our next #TechFreedom cohort starts 21st October. Find out more in the video below, and for a limited time get £100 off with code TF100
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
TOMORROW luma.com/ts8bmupn
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How might we run AI in a different way? · Zoom · Luma
We're changing direction on FIELD STATION experiment #001. Rather than using co/core to exchange AI inference between participants, we will use SwarmLLM to run…
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Next Tuesday, we're meeting to figure out how we might be able to run AI in a different way. Join us! luma.com/ts8bmupn
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How might we run AI in a different way? · Zoom · Luma
We're changing direction on FIELD STATION experiment #001. Rather than using co/core to exchange AI inference between participants, we will use SwarmLLM to run…
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The next #TechFreedom cohort begins 21 October. Get £100 off with code TF100 techfreedom.eu/programme/
Screenshot explaining that TechFreedom is for charities, non-profits, cooperatives, and the like
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
TOMORROW. Join us! luma.com/qdqzb9xg
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TechFreedom: Is the biggest risk to your organisation even on your risk register? · Luma
Your tech stack has more power over you than you think. Find out where the risks are hiding and what to do about them. Most mission-driven organisations depend…
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It turns out that co/core didn't allow us to do what we wanted, so we're switching gears to SwarmLLM, which is cross-platform. Join us in the experiment! We're meeting on Tues 15th at 14:00 BST (UTC +1) to discuss. Link in first comment. notes.fieldstation.xyz/experiment/s...
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FIELD STATION experiment #001, revised: a roomful of computers running AI together
We're switching FIELD STATION experiment #001 from co/core to SwarmLLM: one model, running together on computers we're already using.
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Free #TechFreedom taster session on September 9th: luma.com/qdqzb9xg
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TechFreedom: Is the biggest risk to your organisation even on your risk register? · Luma
Your tech stack has more power over you than you think. Find out where the risks are hiding and what to do about them. Most mission-driven organisations depend…
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Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com · 24/08/2026
FIELD STATION as a viable system substrate.dougbelshaw.com/field-statio...
A schematic showing a viable-system model for a small organization: four operational units (tech programmes, client engagements, public practice, instruments) feed local management and a coordination column into System 3 (inside/now), System 4 (outside/future) and System 5 (identity/policy) that
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New essay linking Stafford Beer's Viable System Model (VSM) to AI-enhanced organisations. Also, introducing RACK: notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/govern...
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Governance Is Not a Dashboard
What AI makes cheap is coordination. What it makes tempting is control.
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New essay linking Stafford Beer's Viable System Model (VSM) to AI-enhanced organisations. Also, introducing RACK: notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/govern...
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Governance Is Not a Dashboard
What AI makes cheap is coordination. What it makes tempting is control.
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you're a charity impacted by the recent CRM breach, you might be rethinking your organisational tech risk strategy. #TechFreedom might help with that? www.theregister.com/security/202...
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AWS key exposed in JavaScript may have lit way to Beacon's charity data
CRM provider confirms customer database was copied and probably downloaded in readable form
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Last month, we *almost* won this piece of work. In the spirit of openness we're sharing our approach as this is the kind of thing we want to spend our time doing: notes.fieldstation.xyz/field-note/o...
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One That Got Away: Data & AI Foundations for a Venture Portfolio
Before FIELD STATION existed, we put this proposal to an impact accelerator. We didn't get the work, but it shows the shape of what we want to do together, so we're publishing it with the client anony...
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The latest #TechFreedom Dispatch is out: newsletter.techfreedom.eu/archive/news...
Screenshot of TechFreedom Dispatch #5
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We've got a couple of #TechFreedom things to remind you about: 1. A free taster session on September 9th - sign up! 2. The next (paid) cohort - 3x2hr sessions on September 16th & 30, October 14th Find out more at techfreedom.eu
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TechFreedom — A clearer forecast for your organisation's digital future
TechFreedom helps organisations understand their technology dependencies and start making deliberate choices.
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FIELD STATION @fieldstation.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
AI doesn't replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists. notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/decisi...
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Decisions Have No Autopilot
AI doesn't replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists.
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