“The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask…
Thomas Kuhn
August’s Idea of the Month comes from Thomas Kuhn, the American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science.
I thought about how these words might be applied to the world of commissioning, and wrote about it here.
We really enjoyed and valued gathering face-to-face for the first UK Alliancing in Health and Social Care Symposium in Birmingham on 8 November 2022. Not only was it amazing to catch up with people we had only met and worked with online, but it was hugely productive to have conversations about how far alliancing has come in the past ten years, how to bring others to the table, and what we need to do next.
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In this guest blog, Beyond Empower founder Ben Andrews tells us about their work to transform mainstream spaces, communities and leisure services so that they're accessible to people with disabilities. By thinking differently about the barriers, Beyond Empower help providers, councils and businesses create services that everyone in the community can access and enjoy.
Contact before content is a theme of asset based community development and one I think should be remembered and reflected on when starting out on any project.
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