Guest Blog: What I learnt from 7 years working in a think tank
We hear about what think tanks really do, from someone on the inside, Julia Slay.
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Welcome to the beach
An introduction to Altogether Better and their innovative use of the "beach" - where the professional world and life work meet!
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Interview with Lucie Stephens, helping to expand the options for co-operative childcare in the UK
Tell us about what been working on: There is currently a crisis in childcare in the UK. There’s a lack of choice or influence for parents, there’s an increasing number of parents having to work longer hours to pay for their children’s care and then they have limited access to what’s going on. This is in stark contrast to my…
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Report review: Behaving like a system
This report provides a set of invaluable preconditions for systems changers which both reassure and focus the mind.
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Video: Meet Me At The Albany
Check out this short film about an all day arts club for people aged over 60. It showcases the passion and energy of everyone involved.
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The Story of Co-Design
A useful tool for explaining the concept behind co-design in simple, animated terms that brings it to life.
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Scallywags – a parent partnership nursery
A co-operative model of childcare where parents and professionals are working in partnership.
Asset Based, Case Study, Children and Young People, Co-operative, Co-production, Participation, Social Action
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Interview with Andrew Donaldson, Staffordshire County Council
Andrew talks to us about Staffordhisre County Council's work in the local community focused on capacity building, social action and 'people helping people'.
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Report review: Kinder Communities – the power of everyday relationships
A new report asks us to consider the quality and not just the quantity of our relationships.
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Report review: Moving from the margins – the challenges of building integrated local services
This report considers three integrated service models and asks why integrated services remain at the fringes of local public services.
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Mayday Trust
We want to spread the word about the fantastic Mayday Trust who are tipping homelessness services on their head.
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