We build bridges between communities and organisations
We are a social enterprise that wants public services to work in equal partnership with local people rather than to or for them, so better decisions are made and everyone can experience better outcomes.
We partner with the brave pioneers and innovators who want to adopt this way of working using collaborative and community-based approaches.
We ran co-production training for a team of community development workers at the Westway Trust.
We worked with Dudley Council to help them explore and set their new priorities for adult health and social care services.
Creating a service specification for Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services to inspire innovative responses from providers.
We helped Tower Hamlets Clinical Commisioning Group evaluate how effective their current strategy had been in creating meaningful patient involvement.
We delivered and ran an income generation workshop for professtional playwork teams.
We reviewed Turning Tides current approaches to co-production.
Working in partnership with People's Voice Media to gather insights about people’s lived experiences of poverty in Dudley.
We partner with local people, charities, councils, community organisations and national bodies on specific projects or as end-to-end delivery partners.
Storytelling
For strategy development, evaluations and to drive change
Co-production advice and guidance
Through workshop sessions and supporting you on specific projects
Communities of Practice
People learning and sharing together in a safe, open space.
Community research and evaluation
An appreciative approach to quantative and qualitative reviews
Looking for ideas and inspiration? Here you'll find stories about communities, collaboration and co-production in action.
After thirty years experience working in the charitable sector, Covid-19 has made Bex Clarkson question whether the charity model is working. She wants us to use this moment to do more than tinker around the edges.
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Are you feeling stuck right now? Life coach Jennie Sanderson describes how after grieving a much needed cancelled holiday, she made small tweaks to shift her perspective to a more hopeful one - and you can too.
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Ametrine is a middle-aged autistic woman who struggles with living independently at the best of times. Here she writes about her experiences of lockdown.
Read articleWe work with a range of people and organisations including local authorities, charities, community members, voluntary groups and national bodies.
