All in this Together 2: more co-pro delights...

[Ruth Dineen]

AitT2 was held in Cardiff last week, hosted and facilitated by the lovely folk of Spice and attended by the great, the good and the highly attractive. Excellent presentation on People-powered health and changing organisational cultures by Nick Dixon, Spice CEO Becky Booth and Geoff Thomas, CEO of TimeBanking Wales told us about time banking, a Welsh success story, and Geoff introduced us to the mad world of 'ServiceLand' - a combination of Gormenghast, Waiting for Godot, and a beige shed. And Rick Wilson from Community Lives Consortium encouraged us to avoid this particular future by getting involved in the Social Services (Wales) bill consultation process. A group session resulted in co-produced strategies based on the themes identified at the last event - communication, collaboration, evidence, influence & advocacy - plus a new one, lift off, which considered what was needed to get the show on the road.

The outcomes of that will be circulated asap and a dedicated All in this Together blog will track our progress towards:

defining a Welsh co-production model for public service delivery;

& making co-production the main method of service commissioning, delivery and evaluation in Wales.

Thanks to all for their enthusiasm and input. Do contact me if you'd like to join in or contribute in any way...