2025 has been quite a year at Mutual Ventures. Viki Taylor-Kidson shares some of our 'best bits', which reflect our work and the hot topics in public services this year. To mark International Women's Day , we celebrated the fantastic work of women in our network and team. True to form, we also hoped to spark an important conversation: what is it really like to be a female leader in public services? Following a survey and webinar, we launched our most-read report of the year:

In this article, Andrew Laird argues that the public service reform we all want to see will only happen if Place-Based Budgets are multiplied by Relational Practice. The drive for more relational practice in public services  feels like it is reaching a tipping point. Relational practice is about getting past siloed thinking and seeing the whole person or family in front of you. A major blocker to this is obviously siloed budgets working their way down from Whitehall and how t

Catch up on our webinar showcasing Greater Manchester’s innovative WorkWell approach – part of their regional ambition to support 150,000 residents closer to and into work by 2030. Download slides with overview of GM WorkWell How can we better support people with health conditions to return, stay and succeed in work? Discover how GM’s 'Locality Led, GM Enabled' approach has empowered ten localities to design tailored solutions based on community needs, while a central team