Another look at influencing
Influencing people is a key part of building the transformational movement; we look at one approach which involves listening first.
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Campaign: Dressed is Best
We love this campaign launched last month in Stockport which encourages staff to help hospital patients to be more active by getting up and dressed.
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Learning from Excellence
We learn about a reporting system using appreciative inquiry to boost quality and safety in healthcare.
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Report review: System Behaviours
We look at Lankelly Chase's list of system behaviours. A great resource.
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We report back from Nesta Health Lab's event, The Future of People Powered Health.
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Idea of the Month: “We asked for workers. We got people instead.”
This quote from Max Frisch reflects the need for more organisations to consider their staff and culture foremost if change is really going to happen.
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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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Interview with David Higham, The Well
David Higham, Founder and Chief Executive of The Well talks to us about their work helping people recover from drug and alcohol addiction.
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A fantastic timebanking approach to mental health day services in Camden.
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Idea of the Month: A small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world
Our Idea of the Month comes from Margaret Mead and fills us with inspiration and hope for the year ahead.
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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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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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