Guest blog: Choose life. Choose self-efficacy…
A guest blog from Osca exploring the importance of self-efficacy and how we can turn our public services into engines of self-efficacy.
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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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Let’s be honest…
This blog explores the need for a culture which learns and reflects and looks to other sectors where this is a matter of life and death.
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To risk or not to risk (part 2)
How to make co-production work in communities by defining them as safe - not dangerous - places.
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Questions, questions…
“The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask” A commissioner’s role is a curious one – we need to ask questions but we need to make sure we’re asking the right questions. It’s here that we can so easily falter. Traditional commissioning required me to start with: “What are the issues?” “What do you need?” “Where are the problems?”…
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To risk or not to risk (part one)
Helen Sharp reflects on her time spent working in Early Years sector and argues that parents should be given more power to look after their children.
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Guest Blog: Mel Pickett on refugees, lunches and bicycles
Guest blogger Mel Pickett recalls her time working with refugees and the effect everyday comforts can have on those in need.
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We need each other to be brave
This blog examines the growing movement of people in the UK transforming the way we do things by embracing co-production, collaboration and alliances.
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Welcome to our Ideas Hub
The Ideas Hub is our place for letting you know about great ideas and people we hear about through our work.
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