Joe Penny's Blog – September 2011 Archive (4)

Co-production describes a different way of working, where professionals and people who receive support work together, pooling their experience and resources in an equal and reciprocal way to get things done. There has been increasing interest and practical experimentation from a number of housing organisations into this approach. In times of increasingly tight budgets co-production can offer a way of generating better outcomes for residents whilst deploying staff in a more…

Do you see the opportunity of the older consumer market? Are you in the business of connecting people?

Apply for the Keeping Connected Business Challenge to win a share of £495,000 to develop your ideas!

The Technology Strategy Board and the Design Council are running a competition to develop innovative services that keep older adults better connected. 

Over the next six months we're looking to fund teams of businesses and designers to translate…

Dear all,

As an amendment to the post below, the date and time of the next Birmingham coproduction event has changed!

So the Birmingham event will now take place on the 12^th of October, 2011 between 09.30-12.30. The venue is the Bridging The Gap, The Gap Centre, Hargate Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1PH (look out for old white Baptist Church). As before, contact Frankie (…

Dear all,

I hope you're well. Although we have had the last national network event, there are a number of regional network events coming up, of which there are details below. If you're interested in attending one of these, please contact the individuals listed:

• London event: October 6th from 10am - noon at Mushkil Aasaan, 220 Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7EW, hosted by the Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network. Contact Nadeen (nadeene@wcen.org.uk)…