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Benjamin was academically trained in Sociology (BA) and Social & Political Thought (MA) at the University of Leeds. His research practice was honed under the tutelage of the globally renowned Bauman Institute, where he specialized in Social Theory and Digital Culture.
Grounded in the tradition of Humanist Sociology, Benjamin rejects the notion of 'value-neutral' research. He upholds the tenets of Critical Realism—arguing that to understand a community, one must advocate for its agency. His work applies Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of 'Liquid Modernity' to the digital age, examining how ethics and human connection survive in a world of constant flux.
Beyond the traditional academy, Benjamin is a committed proponent of open-source knowledge. He holds an Honorary PhD in Memetics from Abide University, recognizing his extensive contributions to open-access social theory.
"A practitioner of 'Gonzo Sociology,' he publishes contemporary theory on AI and Digital Culture for professional bodies and governmental think-tanks, bridging the gap between high theory and the digital street corner."
LISTENai is a Socio-Digital Consultancy. Utilizing a synergy of academic excellence and neurodiversity with assistive technologies and 3 decades deep experience at the forefront of developing digital culture.
Our unique operation of Digital Symbiosis creates a 3rd Space Model of solutions provision.
With pioneering AI processing and analysis Power, our networked, remote, and pop-up deployable practice achieves Depth at Speed. We produce high-quality data and recommendations in real time.
LISTENai delivers social, cultural, and economic regeneration through research-based, evidence-led design and delivery of programmes of meaningful socio-cultural engagement.
Our 3rd Space model addresses the specific needs of a complex topology of urban, rural, engaged, and disenfranchised communities in our challenging geographic and meteorological locales.
Being informally formal, our warm, safe, non-institutional approach to engagement and regeneration addresses the need to dually provide access to Culture, Community, and Connectivity.
This affords the opportunity to Listen, Process, and Deliver social and digital inclusion, offering pathways to participation, empowerment, and employment. In this way, we patch our 3rd Space code onto hardwired systems—including the excluded—through Autonomy, Accountability, and Activation.
From Pavement to Policy.
LISTENai is currently leading the research and drafting of the Digital Sovereignty Act. This proposed legislation utilizes our "3rd Space Model" to argue for a national digital inclusion policy that prioritizes Community Data Sovereignty and the protection of the Human Codec in an algorithmic age.
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