Invited to ARC - Alliance for Responsible Citizenship

Earlier in the year I read in the Financial Times Weekend, and on @h2cm about

the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship - ARC.

There was a conference and slick website whose aims struck a cord.

Other events (are ongoing as I write) and scheduled, including Olympia, London, UK, from 23rd to 25th June 2026.

Having subscribed for news of future events, I was overjoyed to receive an invite today:

Dear Peter,   We are delighted to invite you to join us at the ARC Conference 2026, which will be held at Olympia London, UK, from 23rd to 25th June 2026.   Building on the resounding success of this year’s conference, ARC 2026 will bring together courageous thinkers, innovative builders, creative problem-solvers, and visionary leaders from across the world to reimagine what is possible and to turn bold ideas into lasting impact.   We hope you will join us.

Register for ARC

Regretfully Decline

Semi-retired, I knew there would be a cost to attend, but £1500 (plus, travel from NW England and accommodation) is unfortunately beyond my means. Having self-funded many conferences in the past, £500 per day for commercial/IT conference and additional features is not necessarily 'expensive'.

The invitation itself is encouraging, and I am always grateful for that. 

I will 'regretfully decline' so the place can be reallocated. It is a shame as Hodges' model can really contribute to this dialogue, and debate.

The vertical axis of Hodges' model incorporates the individual, however defined, persona, or role attributed; e.g., person, client, carer, patient, mother, father, infant.

There is an obvious overlap and this is where context and situation also come into effect. How roles are ascribed is defined socially, culturally, and politically, which is what is found at the other end of the I-G axis - group.

Citizen, citizenry, citizenship, migrant, refugee, jury member, voter ... all clearly have a socio-political grounding.

Below, I have copied an updated version of the conceptual mapping from my 2nd March blog post. 

Back in March I was clearly hopeful, looking at the post's link text:

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/2025/03/arc-speaker-2026.html

Individual

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      INTERPERSONAL    :     SCIENCES               

HUMANISTIC  --------------------------------------  MECHANISTIC      

 SOCIOLOGY  :    POLITICAL 

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Group

WHO AM I? identity personality attitude aptitude character - integrity - virtues purpose - motivation faith - individual beliefs religious engagement courage hope my literacies - education3 threshold concepts fatalism - my destiny well-being - self actualisation trust personal qualities - empathy - rapport life stages - life chances

TI:ME Past NOW Future physical thresholds  trust in SCIENCE? climate change circular economy - transformation AI truth - information disorder science - technology PAST - work - FUTURE Balance - Energy (what does the clock say?) ACT NOW for FUTURE GENERATIONS problems: waste, health, poverty, info disorder Evidence

grassroots social movement family - LOVE - social growth community - dignity & respect culture - diversity social - cultural identity arts society - support social change social capital social contract social values our shared destiny our children's children welfare - living wage employment - leisure quality of life

power - security - safety Short - Long-termism political systems - democracy, theocracy... transparency - accountability - TRUST past policy UK: 'Troubled Families' economics - tax - income $$$ £££ organisations, institutions, corporations political (manifest! - colonialism ) destiny policy - political systems political engagement health of Leaders CARE: from SELF to PLANET international law - justice control of fraud, corruption, crime human rights political thresholds

Visiting London 4th - 7th July and looking forward.