Camerados: The answer to all our problems is each other
Camerados believe that we need two things to help us through tough times: human connections and purpose. Watch their video about what ‘a camerado’ is.
Placemaking with People
This week we heard an inspiring talk from La Pépinière, a design collective that collaboratively redevelops empty, urban areas into community spaces.
Report review: Social Care a Local Economic Solution for the West Midlands
We summarise the New Economic Foundation’s report which makes a forceful case for localised money flows; money spent with locally rooted companies is more likely to go to local suppliers and thus the local economy.
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.
Podcast: Library of Things
Library of Things new podcast looks at the impact they have had on the community, the people that have come to borrow, and how the enterprise might develop.
Street Support Network
A pioneering online website connecting homeless people to resources and resources to where they’re most needed.
My co-production and other stories
We’ve been thinking about the co-production highlights of the year. These are the stories that have particularly resonated and why.
Idea of the Month: With a new conversation, we may change the outcomes
With a new conversation, we may change the relationship; if we change the relationship, we may change the behaviours; if we change the behaviours, we may change the outcomes.
The Skillnet Group
The Skillsnet Group is a social enterprise of people with and without learning difficulties working together