Interview: Alex Fox OBE, CEO at Shared Lives Plus
We catch up with Alex Fox about his asset based area briefing, his organisation Shared Lives Plus and what surprises him.
Questions change everything in community engagement
Seasoned Community Engagement Practioner Max Hardy demonstrates how asking different questions can change the way we engage with communities and get better results for everyone.
Hogeweyk, a village for everyone
A virtual village for people living with dementia open to everyone.
Report summary: The Place of Kindness
Zoe Ferguson looks at how we can encourage kindness in our communities and calls on government, organisations and people to all take action.
Grapevine Walk and Talk
We recently came across Walk and Talk sessions, a wonderfully simple idea where people and staff are invited together on walks around the city to share ideas and connect.
Report review: Asset based places, a model for development
SCIE’s recent publication sets out a useful framework for local areas considering a shift towards asset based working.
Blog: Success in the brave new world
We think about what success means in a world where strategy is flexible, outcomes light and work on the ground often slow and emergent.
Report review: Walking the Talk – Blurring the lines between work and home
We examine how asset based community-driven development can positively impact on the relationship between work and home.
Community development by the people
Cormac Russell’s TED Talk illustrates that the power balance of public sector service activity between professionals and citizens can be described as either to, for, with or by the people.