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Elinor Ostrom, who has just died aged 79, was not just a pioneer of co-production, she was a pioneer of a whole new kind of co-operative economics.

The work which made her the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for economics (also the first non-economist) was about mutualism, but it was her pioneering work on why crime goes up when the police get into patrol cars that provided the spark that…

Hello everyone,

As part of NESTA's People Powered Health programme there is an opportunity for interested practitioners to visit and learn from the ecdp solutions - this open to all interested, but there are a limited number of spaces.…

Hello everyone,

People might be interested in this new report on Local Area Coordination written by Ralph Broad for the Centre for Welfare Reform

http://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/type/pdfs/local-area-coordination.html

I would also recomend having a look at their video - spelling out what true welfare reform should be about (making the system better, not…

Tuesday, 26 June, 5-7 PM, Durham Town Hall (Lantern Room) (click here for a map)

Join an exciting debate with leading thinkers, officers and councillors from Durham on the transformation of health and social care in the UK.

The discussion will provide a state-of-the-art…

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Check out the Resources section of the website!

We've added short films and presentations from the Northamptonshire Community Housing Network who have been doing some excellent work helping people with disabilities find housing solutions in a reciprocal manner.

A good source of learning for us all, and hopefully the housing sector:

• Co-production and how we use it - short film…

The first round funded a number of co-production approaches (see the full list here) so definately worth having a think about applying - even though there is a bit of an IT bias.

The Innovation in Giving Fund aims to support innovations that have the potential to deliver a significant uplift in the giving and exchange of time, assets, skills, resources and money to achieve social goals and public benefit.  The White Paper on…

The next coproduction practitioners’ network meeting in London is going to be held on the 19^th of June at Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton.

Following on from the last very informative and interesting event hosted by Christopher Geake at Praxis in Bethnal Green, we have been invited to Brixton by Helen Sharp, the…

Colleagues here at nef are asking for people to share their thoughts in a brief phone call to support a current piece of work. More below. Please contact Stephen directly. Many thanks!

nef consulting, has spent 12 months working with a group of community support services for marginalised and vulnerable women. The organisations we have worked with are unified by a holistic, woman-centred approach and a commitment to personalised, non-judgmental support.  

We have…

Lots happening in Wales: here are some updates and events:

All in this Together: There's been a strong emphasis on co-production and collaboration in the responses to the Social Services (Wales) Bill. It’s the Committee stage next and it's all looking very positive. Also, plans are underway for a WG visit to Scottish Government co-pro champions to share ideas about co-production and public service delivery:…

The first one stimulated the mind and proved enlightening, as well as being at various different points enjoyable. As precocious as we are then, we move forward:

Monday 11th of June - 14.30 - 16.30 @ The Marlene Reid Centre, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3PH

Parking is available near the centre but not at the centre itself, and if you couldn't make the first meeting please feel assured that you will receive a warm welcome…

Hi all,

Great news from Ruth below.

Today we've added Governance International's new report entitled 'Making Health and Social Care Personal and Local' to the Resource section of the site. You can also access it here: …

Yippee! The analysis of the questionnaires is finally complete - thanks to the technical wizardry and organisational brilliance of Noreen who has been helping me for the last month. We now have 82 co-pro projects and a ripe abundance of techniques, tools and theories to select from for the Co-pro Resource.



Thanks again to all of you for your contributions: the work you are doing is inspirational. And so are you!



Next step is to get the contents finalised; I'll email a draft…

Interested to hear your thoughts on my recent blog post about challenges and misconceptions of co-production- http://localgovinsider.com/2012/05/14/the-misconceptions-and-challenges-of-co-production/

The Think Local, Act Personal Partnership has recently launched 'Making it Real' to help local authorities and other key actors embed personalisation. Shahana Ramsden, the Making it Real Project Co-ordinator has recently blogged about how important co-production is within the Making it real process, and how they are putting it into practice within their own work.

See her recent blog here Modelling…

Just wanted to let people know that SCDC has just launched the new online LEAP software. It's a really useful tool for supporting participatory outcome-focused practice. For more details check out the SCDC website (www.scdc.org.uk) or the LEAP website (www.planandevaluate.com). To sign up for a free trial period contact myself (david@scdc.org.uk) or Paul Nelis (…

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The RSA has been working with communities to strengthen and develop a greater number of accessible and vibrant pathways for social and economic inclusion for those in recovery from problematic drug and alcohol use for a number of years now. In April a major programme of work launched across West Kent which takes forward our Whole Person Recovery System at scale.

This is an extremely exciting and ambitious programme of work and we're looking to add…

Hello everyone,

Over the past few weeks we have been busy putting together a catalogue of case studies of coproduction in health and social care for NESTA's People Powered Health programme.

The purpose of the catalogue is to enable practitioners to reflect on their own practice and the extent to which that represents co-production; and to enable them to learn about co-production practice.

It combines a range of case studies, resources and other information on…

Hi there,

Tim Hughes has brought together a collection of short films on co-production and asset based approaches - seem to range from 3mins up to 12mins. Inspiring, informing and a useful source of tips, ideas and stories to share.

Have a look at them here, co-production films and let Tim know of others that he should add - he's a network member so you can message…