July 2012 Blog Posts (10)

You might be interested in this forthcoming Community Catalysts event...............

Innovate, Stimulate, Activate

Exploring partnerships and supporting new enterprise to flourish



Middlesbrough Wednesday 19th September 12.30-4.15



Everybody has skills, talents and aspirations and older people and people with an illness or disability are no different. Many older and disabled people use social care services…

Have just produced this What? Why? Who? co-pro poster (with help from designer Liz Price) for an Assets on Health Symposium taking place in Wrexham tomorrow. I have put it on the Co-production Resource blog as a downloadable pdf in case anyone wants to have a copy.…

All in this Together 3: co-pro and communities

Wednesday 26 September, 1.30-4.30, Cardiff City Hall

absolutely unmissable line-up of luminous luminaries including Hazel Stuteley of Connecting Communities, Dawn Davies of Creation Development Trust (the UK's largest timebank), Nick Andrews talking about co-producing communities in dementia care homes, plus one…

In the world of policy and research, the case study is one of the key ways in which we communicate new ideas, and innovative projects. But when it comes to other organisations learning from these innovations, there’s nothing quite like visiting the projects and meeting the people involved, to really get under the skin of it and ask the questions that help to make it relevant to your own work.

So, as part of our work with Nesta and the Innovation Unit’s People Powered Health Programme…

The Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) aims to support social enterprises deliver innovative health and social care services and products as well as to invest to help social enterprises to become sustainable in the longer term.

The Department of Health’s Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF) is now open till 24 August 2012 and has a further £19 million to invest in health and social care social enterprises, which are delivering exceptional care and driving innovation through…

quite a few new members from a housing background in recent weeks. Which reminded me that there is a interesting group being convened by sitra for DCLG looking at personalisation in housing. Unsurprisingly co-production is a major theme.

To find out more, and make a contribution go here

Also, is there any merit in convening an online network for housing

Hi All, I'm looking for co-pro projects with a focus on the environment/sustainability (to support the Welsh co-pro revolution). Any links or contacts much appreciated! Many thanks. Ruth

Advance notice of three proposed AitT events this autumn - confirmation and details to follow asap.

September: AitT3. Co-pro, communities and the environment (with Welsh Government)…

nef fellow David Boyle has been asked by the government to lead an independent review into barriers to choice in public services. This is fascinating topic, one closely related to the work we’re all doing on co-production.

Davids priority is both to look through the research (and rhetoric) about choice theory or service competition and try to find out what is actually…