Building trust one day at a time
In this ever controversial and fast paced world it can be difficult to keep focused on what matters to people. Given the work I do it is easy to get caught up in the latest media frenzy around some particular issue. Often these are just a hyped frenzy around some relatively minor situation or issue [...]
What role could social media play in commissioning?
Chris Sherwood, Co-Founder of Guerilla Policy and Director of Innovation and Development at Scope argues that commissioners should use social media as a way to collaborate with citizens to open up commissioning. In the first blog we considered the need to open up commissioning and this is where social media can help. Social media offers [...]
Could social media help to open up commissioning?
Chris Sherwood, Co-Founder of Guerilla Policy and Director of Innovation and Development at Scope argues that commissioners should use social media as a way to collaborate with citizens to open up commissioning. This is the first in a series of blogs that will look at how commissioners can embrace social media. Opening up commissioning can [...]
Reflections on New Think Tank – 2. Stephen Bediako and Emily Littlewood
This is a series of posts in which we’ve invited people to give us their reactions to the New Think Tank project. This post is from Stephen Bediako and Emily Littlewood from The Social Innovation Partnership. Thanks to Stephen and Emily for contributing the post, and we welcome your comments. Existentialism holds that the starting point [...]
Exit, voice or loyalty – what matters most in building online communities?
We’re creating a platform for people who use and provide public and voluntary services to inform better social policy. For this to be a place they want to come to, and invest time and energy in, it will have to feel like – it will have to be – their community. How can we ensure [...]