Thinking out loud…
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On being a systems entrepreneur
How do we move forward in an uncertain world? A systems entrepreneur recognises that whatever their interests and various areas of expertise, they are moving forward into an unknown world.… Read more
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On balancing competing needs (part 4)
What might this local diversity look like in practice? A cultural theory lens, one I’ve been developing with Matthew Taylor at the RSA,1 looks at the power dynamics between the… Read more
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On meeting our individual and collective needs (part 3)
At their best, then, places create: parks and open spaces safe to walk in, houses to make a home in, businesses to work in, town centres to shop in, groups… Read more
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On the quality of our lives (part 2)
Where we live is where we pursue our own individual dreams of success, where we come together to provide a range of informal support as a community, and where institutional… Read more
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On changing paradigms (part 1)
New and intensifying challenges are forcing us to confront the changing nature of our relationship with each other and with the state. This idea is captured in the idea of… Read more
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On civic models of basic income
How can new models of Basic Income provide not only a safety net for those who need it but also a springboard to a better life? Talk about the concept… Read more
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On (dis)investing in prevention
The recent review into Sure Start children’s centres offers a window into a complex system: early years services. They were designed to bring a range of such service sunder one roof… Read more
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On accelerating social innovation
In order to transform public services and improve population health outcomes, we need to accelerate the social innovation process in communities – co-creating solutions from the ‘bottom up’ to tackle… Read more
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On moving fast and fixing things
Commissioning and innovation are two terms that belong together, yet all too often they remain separated, unless it is to describe the inability of the former to achieve the latter.… Read more
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On commissioning in complexity
“Probation is a complex social service, and it has proved well-nigh impossible to reduce it to a set of contractual requirements.” Such was the conclusion of HM Chief Inspector of… Read more
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On alternatives to ‘top-down’ change
With politics deadlocked and technology changing fast, the public sector needs innovation. But the traditional approach of driving change in the public sector – from the top-down – feels slow… Read more
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Ian Burbidge. 