My Best Mistake by Claire Haigh, Co-Founder Collaborate Out Loud
Claire Haigh, Co-founder of Collaborate Out Loud shares what she learnt from leaving Bangor University after her first year.
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Cycling Without Age
A movement started in Copenhagen in 2012 which we love because it reminds us that the same things make us all happy, regardless of age.
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Camerados
We learn more about Camerados, a social movement of people that help each other out by creating environments for building connections and finding purpose.
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Local History Cafes
A project that draws on the knowledge and spaces heritage organisations have and combines it with community wellbeing.
Read articleCamerados: 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.
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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.
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Guest Blog: Isn’t this all just a bit “touchy-feely”?
Dr Emma Plunkett explores this question she's been asked about the Learning from Excellence approach which involves thanking people for good work and care.
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Idea of the Month: “If it’s not messy, it’s not co-production”
Margaret-Ann Brünjes, the Director of Glasgow Homelessness Network reminded us in a recent meeting that if it’s not messy, it’s not co-production!
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Living Well Network Hub: Meet people in cafes not clinics
We caught up with Stacey Hemphill, the Lambeth Living Well Network Hub Manager to learn more about how staff meet people at a place of their own choosing.
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Interview with Alex Hoskyn, Chatty Café scheme
We interview Alex Hoskyn the creator of the Chatty Cafe scheme to learn about how and why she started the scheme and what she’s learnt along the way.
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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.
Citizen-led Action, Community Development, Health, Participation, Place Based, Report, Social Action
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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.
Behavioural Science, Co-production, Community Development, Community Engagement, Participation, Video
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