Your true legacy isn’t measured by monuments or outward achievements; it’s measured by the emotional impact you leave on others.

Real leadership isn’t about speaking louder - it’s about engineering the conditions where the quietest, least‑heard perspectives meaningfully shape decisions. #IWD

Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd (do the little things in life). At the heart of this is that the small, everyday acts of care, attention, and integrity are what shape a good life and a good community. Not the grand gestures, not the dramatic achievements - but the quiet, consistent things.

Pipe cleaners are an important part of my toolkit now! I love it when this happens. For some, it’s a really useful creative outlet.

Dr Rachel Hughes (she/her) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌱@rachelgwenllian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Look what happens when you leave coloured pipe cleaners on tables when people are having conversations about ideas and potential collaborations. People potch, play & create. It helps to focus energy and tap into people’s creativity. Each one of these just so happen to represent their conversation.

In every Connecting the Dots newsletter, I share a quote. These are four of the Martin Luther King quotes I have shared over the years. #mlkday #mlk

Progress starts with acceptance of your current reality. Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, use whatever skills, tools, and energy you already have. Even small actions, taken consistently, create momentum and lead to meaningful results.

Important and useful research findings here from my @publicmap.bsky.social colleagues.

Public Map | Map Cyhoeddus@publicmap.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We are excited to announce the publication of our first refereed journal article. The article explores ‘personal air pollution exposure assessment with schoolchildren in rural Wales’. It can be found in the Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 397. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Wisdom isn’t about knowing everything - it’s about discernment. Life is full of details, distractions, and imperfections. Trying to address or react to everything leads to stress. Wisdom means choosing what truly matters and ignoring what doesn’t.

Over the past two summers, Lle Llais has shown how events can nurture not only creativity but also the Welsh language as a living part of community life. publicmap.org/en/blog/the-... ✍️ Emily-Louise Beech

The Growing Role of Welsh in Lle Llais / Public Map Platform

From its beginnings in 2024 to a stronger return in 2025, Lle Llais has shown how Welsh can move from the sidelines to the heart of community events on Ynys Môn. This post explores how the project is ...

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What non-fiction book(s) would you recommend reading? We're gathering our reading list for 2026 and it would be great to have a bunch of suggestions! This - dotiau.org/doers-and-im... - will give a flavour of the books we've already read.

Curious minds by day, celebration by night. Here's a beautiful film of the events we held in the Pierhead and Senedd in September showcasing and celebrating the work of @publicmap.bsky.social. youtu.be/go-_lPhGQHA

Public Map at The Senedd

YouTube video by Public Map Platform

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Today, I'm off to the second WeAll Cymru Festival of Ideas. I've written a piece about how @publicmap.bsky.social speaks to the Wellbeing Economy agenda and is a tangible tool and set of practices that contribute to shifting the system. dotiau.org/2025/11/11/p...

Public Map: helping to realise a wellbeing economy

Imagine.  Go on, take a minute.  Close your eyes.  Breathe…  …and imagine a world where people feel secure in their basic comforts and can use their creative energies to support…

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👀 Chimes with the discussion in our latest book - Empire of AI by Karen Hao.

🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️@ashleylynch.bsky.social · last yr.

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

Couldn't agree more @dotiau.bsky.social - the perfect place to bring everyone together and hear about the latest updates in relation to this important project - thank you all for sharing your work!

Dotiau@dotiau.bsky.social · last yr.

Team @publicmap.bsky.social out in full force today at the @wiserd-research.bsky.social annual conference. It was so great to hear different aspects of Public Map being showcased… and also so much interest in the project.

Team @publicmap.bsky.social out in full force today at the @wiserd-research.bsky.social annual conference. It was so great to hear different aspects of Public Map being showcased… and also so much interest in the project.

I love this quote... music is the space between the notes. That notion that a certain amount of emptiness is appreciated. That the space between, the liminal space, allows the notes to resonate, to reach their full potential. That's where the music happens.

Public Map is a wonderful project to work on… and Tristian is fab. No doubt this will be a really interesting conversation.

Public Map | Map Cyhoeddus@publicmap.bsky.social · last yr.

Tune in to Radio Cymru this evening at 19:00 to hear Dr Tristian Evans talking about Public Map and in particular, mapping Ynys Mon’s music. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Everyone’s talking about AI these days! I’m looking forward to reading Karen Hao’s take on things…

Doers and Improvers Book Club@doersandimprovers.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us in reading and discussing Empire of AI by Karen Hao.

Look what I came across in the Pafiliwn Celf at the Urdd Eisteddfod! A 2D map of Ynys Môn created by pupils from Canolfan Addysg y Bont - a school we, @publicmap.bsky.social, have been working with. Love that they chose to map! Llongyfarchiadau to the children on their success at the ‘Steddfod 🙌🏻 🥉

Another brilliant discussion… Thank you @mairsrambles.bsky.social for joining and contributing - as always 📚

Mair Rigby@mairsrambles.bsky.social · last yr.

Enjoyed discussing 'The Ministry for the Future' by Kim Stanley Robinson with @doersandimprovers.bsky.social today. I hadn't actually managed to read the book😂 but it was great to hear everyone else's views.

It’s 5 years ago today that I published my first issue of Connecting the Dots. I thought curating things that I come across might help save others time and hopefully would be of interest and useful to people. And so, here we are about to publish Issue #209! Diolch for your engagement and support.

When we found out that writable, drawable, doodleable tablecloths were available for our session on ‘community mapping innovation to involve communities, to drive change, and positively shape the future’… we were very excited!

Public Map | Map Cyhoeddus@publicmap.bsky.social · last yr.

Multi-talented Fliss - Research Project Co-ordinator and creative extraordinaire - inspiring people attending our conference session to write, draw, doodle thoughts, comments, questions! A Healthier, Wealthier and Fairer Wales conference 📍Venue Cymru

Want to know what Public Map Platform is all about? Here’s a fab 2 minute explainer 👇🏻 youtu.be/gIcCo5Ltvpo?...

Public Map Platform Project Summary - English

YouTube video by Public Map Platform

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For anyone who is interested in data and its use in informing policy, this is well worth listening to. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Walescast - ONS: What's gone wrong with the data? - BBC Sounds

Fliss and James discuss the problems facing the UK's official statistics agency

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I am proud and privileged to be a Co-Investigator on this amazing research project and working with a lovely bunch of people. I really do think it could change the way we involve, understand, and plan with our communities. Please check out and follow @publicmap.bsky.social for more info.

Public Map | Map Cyhoeddus@publicmap.bsky.social · last yr.

Public Map Platform is a major collaborative research project led by Cambridge, Cardiff, Wrexham and Bangor Universities. Its aim is to show that a transparent and trustworthy planning system based on maps made by and for communities is really possible. [1/3]

#InternationalDayOfHappiness

Well this morning, I distributed issue 200 (!) of my Connecting the Dots newsletter! 200! That’s… 200 quotes 200 podcasts 200 articles 200 books 200 resources That I have shared over the last 5 years. Thank you to everyone who subscribes and who inspires me to continue to share helpful content.