Lucie Stephens's Blog – November 2011 Archive (4)

ABOUT TIME: Examining the case for a shorter working week

 LSE Public Lecture & drinks reception

11 January 2012, 6.00-7.30 pm, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 2AE

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Expert Colloquium (invitation-only)

12 January, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm

Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE Research Laboratory, Lionel Robbins…

Hi there,

NESTA have published the shortlist of organisations who have successfully got through the first round of their innovations in giving funding. You'll see some familiar faces on the list. There are short (3 min) videos about each of the ideas which you might find illuminating or inspiring.

Also on the NESTA site is the…

nef is launching an exciting 30 month project which seeks to improve outcomes for young people and their families by improving the way that Services for Young People are designed, commissioned and delivered. Through our work with commissioners in Surrey, Camden and Kirklees, nef has developed the theory and application of both co-production and commissioning for outcomes.

nef has recently secured funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support two local authorities in the…

I wanted to share with you some information about a participative decision-making method called Crowd Wise, developed by a colleague of mine, Perry Walker (now a nef fellow). I'm sure many of you will know of and use methods like Open Space and …