REFLECTION OF A PAPERMAKER
Tony Thorley, 82, reflects on his journey from perplexity when first visiting Fourth Portal to seeing himself printed in a newspaper.
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FOURTH PORTAL
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John McKiernan
Apr 10, 20235 min
BEYOND DIGITAL: MATERIAL OPPORTUNITY
The emerging economy has space to embrace traditional materials, methods and techniques to create new employment beyond digital.
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John McKiernan
Feb 10, 20231 min
FOURTH PORTAL LUCIA HOUSE
Our virtual house with its own venue is now operational, and people love it! We are open for viewing. Come and glimpse the future.
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John McKiernan
Jan 25, 20238 min
A FUTURE GLIMPSED
Fourth Portal Lucia House is our virtual house and forms the backbone to the Fourth Portal real-world hybrid venue business.
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John McKiernan
Jan 12, 20234 min
INTERVENTIONS
This blog post was first posted on Haphazard.Business on 5 May 2020 and has been updated here with clearer text and updated images. The...
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John McKiernan
Jan 6, 20234 min
VISITOR FEEDBACK
Feedback from Fourth Portal visitors in Great Yarmouth surpassed expectations. Watch videos and view photos.
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John McKiernan
Jan 5, 20233 min
DISCUSSION FESTIVAL SEASON 3
Discussion Festival is back for Season 3 with 28 fun rooms in an entirely new virtual venue with a theme of connections and relationships.
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John McKiernan
Jan 2, 20232 min
MIND ROOM
Artist Kevin Gavaghan speaks candidly to camera about the mental health issues behind the paintings exhibited in the Fourth Portal Mind Room
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John McKiernan
Dec 31, 20223 min
UCL VISITS GREAT YARMOUTH
Students from The Bartlett, UCL spent four days at the Fourth Portal using emotional mapping software and engaging locals in Great Yarmouth
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John McKiernan
Oct 4, 20224 min
TEST HUB
A review of the first six weeks of testing the Fourth Portal concept with a popup in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
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John McKiernan
Sep 2, 20223 min
IRONING OUT CREASES
The Fourth Portal popup in Great Yarmouth has been open for four of six weeks. These weeks are to iron out wrinkles within the business plan
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John McKiernan
Jul 31, 20223 min
THE SEMANTIC WEB
John McKiernan is the Founder of Fourth Portal and Platform-7 Events and specialises in developing intriguing interventions and businesses.
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