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Although we’re now marching steadily forward into 2012, my mind has been reflecting recently on the successes of 2011. In particular, the huge growth in how the concept of co-production is being researched and developed. Across practice and policy, local authorities, providers and user led organisations, co-production has become increasingly well known and favoured as a model of public sector reform. It’s not…

I'm thinking about the merit of developing a higher/ further education module focused on CP that could be offered to a diverse range of people (practitioners, service users, carers, public, politicians et al) to help embed CP as a basic requirement of professional, democratic and public practice; delivered by a diverse group of people with the insight, expertise and integrity to inspire take up of CP as a mainstream practice accessible to all.

I'm keen not to create barriers…

Here in the depths of North Wales we have successfully applied for a small but useful grant off the Big Lottery to start a timebank, called Patchwork Shares. This is  principally for the agencies in our personal networks, but as it develops we hope to add a wider range of constituents, from individuals through to public bodies,  so that it becomes a mixed and rich "patchwork" of talents!!!

In the last six months there has been a lot of progress in North Wales as we started a network…

If you haven't received this final asset-mapping questionnaire but would like to participate, please click on the link to share your wondrousness. Or go via the blog.

If you completed Questionnaire 2 then I will already have this information: if not, then even if you have sent me web-links or project…

Thursday 26th April 2012, 9:30am to 13:00pm. Mailbox, Birmingham

The Midlands Co-production Practitioners' Network will hold its next meeting at the EC Arts 48 Sheet project space based on the ground floor of the Mailbox, Birmingham. (Click here for map and directions).

The meeting will involve:

• A…

An interesting event in Australia for any network members based out that way and for those interested in seeing how co-production ideas are evolving across the globe,

http://codesignproduction.com/ 

Edgar Cahn establishes the link between co-production and new economics in this quote from Riane Eisler's seminal book 'The Real Wealth of Nations':

"Co-production gives real value to caring and caregiving, redefining productive work beyond that which is recognised in the market."

Riane Eisler expands on this throughout her book and proposes a realistic alternative to capitalism and socialism: http://ning.it/zgeEMS

See…

Hello everyone,

Ruth Dineen has been kind enough to circulate the presentations from the coproduction event that she coordinated in Cardiff last Thursday. 

I am attaching them here in this blog post, but will also add them to the resources section of this website - which is growing all the time. If you have other resources that you think should be shared amongst practitioners, please do feel free to post them as a blog, or send them to me…

How do you get the balance right in regards to paperwork when setting up a timebank. Simple? Not from where i'm slouching. This weeks blog bit.

http://onewhistleonebell.wordpress.com/

Barriers to co-production are now up on the blog but are significantly outnumbered by the Benefits. Hoorah and thrice hoorah.

Social value is to become key part of public service contracts. The public services social value bill completed its final passage in the Lords yesterday (Tuesday 28th Feb). The bill will require public services for the first time to explicitly consider how the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of an area is going to be improved by the commissioning of a service.

The bill applies to all local authorities, government departments, NHS bodies…

A new briefing has just been produced by the Housing Learning and Improvement Network focusing on Building Mutual Support and Social Capital in Retirement Communities. Lots of reference to co-production and some examples that could be transferable within the housing sector and beyond.

Have a look here and do share any thoughts back with the…

An overview of the benefits of co-production, for participants, organisations and practitioners, is now up on the blog. Thanks to all who helped create it. (Barriers come next...boo hiss).

Sorry to post inconsequentially but I'm in a small hot room with 4 fantastic designers who are all coming up with amazing and extraordinary creative ideas for the Co-production Resource and I am so excited that I just had to tell someone!

The designers are Webster from BWA, Tom from Hellotank, and Sean and Emma from EmmaJones.

If we get the funding, this is going to look gorgeous (and function brilliantly).

The C-P Resource project is gathering speed: Questionnaire 2 is analysed and the results are starting to go up on the Resource blog in all their loveliness. Thanks to all who are contributing...keep the info coming!

The Innovation in Giving Fund was launched in September 2011 by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society as part of a £34million package to increase levels of social action.

The first fiftenn projects to be funded are listed is here, http://www.nesta.org.uk/home1/assets/features/innovation_in_giving_fund_makes_first_investments#

Many (but not all) are providing technology…

You can now watch and download the short film co-produced with the brilliant local EXACT group (established by Brian Morgan) and other local Recovery Champions in West Sussex, from our new Recovery webpages. 

Click here to go straight to ‘The role of GPs in the recovery…

The co-production mapping exercise from the London network event in January is now up on Ruth's blog: http://coproductionresource.wordpress.com/draft-contents-1/mapping-the-cp-process/