Idea of the Month: “You can’t be what you can’t see”
This quote from a famous children's activist reminds us that we all need real-life inspiration to get the best out of co-production
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Sheffield Flourish
Sheffield Flourish is a growing community of people living with mental health conditions where amazing things are happening
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Report review: Better services, stronger economy
This latest guidance from Locality shakes up procurement and gives you ideas for keeping services local and increasing social value
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Hoe Street Central Bank
How one high street bank is making the most of their social value.
Asset Based, Case Study, Citizen-led Action, Community Engagement, Economy, Social Value, Uncategorised
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The Friendly Bench
The Friendly Bench in Nottinghamshire is a simple way of using outside space to connect people to each other and their community.
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Idea of the Month: “Work hard at listening with intent to understand, not reply”
We think it's time to really listen without interrupting to let the community tell us the story they want to share with us.
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The Soul Relics Museum
The Soul Relics Museum bridges the museum and mental health sectors, using object-based story-telling to bring us closer to the struggle of mental ill-health.
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Social Prescribing in Frome – the evidence is out there
Frome might provide some of the best evidence we have to combat social isolation and reduce health spending.
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Report review: Good Help and Bad Help
We pick out our highlights from Nesta and OSCA's brave new report about the different approaches to support and services.
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The Posh Club with Duckie
Duckie, the purveyors of progressive working class entertainment are raising eyebrows and shimmying with the over 60s.
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c-App, the virtual advocate
We've recently discovered c-App, a fantastic virtual advocacy tool which calmly supports people through anxious assessments.
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The power of a great invitation
Mark McKergow, one half of Host Leadership finds inspiration from a Roman tablet of the right sort of invitation to enage others.
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