Catch up on our webinar where experts discussed key early considerations for Councils and Neighbourhood Boards under the Pride of Place Programme. During this free webinar, our expert panel shared their recent experiences and learning from the Plan for Neighbourhoods programme, reflecting on what works well and the critical conditions required to effectively plan to invest £20 million over 10 years. The Pride in Place Programme is the government’s flagship communities program

Catch up with the second in out #GettingStuffDone webinar series, where guests will focus on gripping and driving outcomes. Achieving outcomes must be integrated into the culture of delivery. Targets, measures and incentives are a powerful way of understanding, tracking and driving delivery performance. However, they need to be applied intelligently, based on what is needed in a place and in the context of existing systems, relationships and culture. There are pitfalls to av

Watch the first in our #GettingStuffDone webinar series and explore the power of relationships. Public services are a people business. This is true from top to bottom: the shaping force of democratic politics, the responsibility to all citizens, the care of vulnerable children and adults, and a workforce motivated by public service.  Relationships with and between colleagues, stakeholders, and partners are what make or break the delivery of programmes and projects. Ultimate

We have published a new guide for councils going through the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) process – the focus is on the...

Building on our experiences in supporting regions to establish collaborative initiatives such as Fostering Recruitment Hubs and Regional...

Our latest report explores Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and the significant opportunity it brings to reshape and improve the...

Client: South Ayrshire Council Date: August 2024 to January 2025 Challenges faced by the client: South Ayrshire’s Radical Place...

At Mutual Ventures, we talk about Radical Place Leadership. It can seem quite a nebulous concept. Andrew Laird says that when you boil it...

Drawing on the historic and emerging thinking and work of others, Andrew Laird describes a practical pathway towards a radical model of...

Catch up on our webinar - Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership - which took place on Tuesday 28th May...

Andrew Laird looks at the potential of AI in public services and the lessons learnt from the recent exploratory work completed by a group...

Catch up on our webinar - Shifting the Dial on Children's Health Outcomes. This webinar was held on Tuesday 12th March 2024. Watch here...

Catch up on our webinar on the Powers and Priorities: Enabling Great System and Place Leadership. This webinar was held on Tuesday 13th...

Catch up on our webinar - AI in Public Services - The Art Of The Possible - held on Wednesday 7th February 2024. Watch here Artificial...

Hear about Mutual Ventures' campaign to stand up for public services in 2024. At Mutual Ventures we have a clear and proud mission: to...

MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....

Access Mutual Ventures' new Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub Intelligence Tool. Mutual Ventures is the delivery partner for the...

Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed with the standard Silicon Valley attitude of “go fast and break things”. This...

Luke Bevir says that multi-year single funding settlements for local authorities will provide local areas with more certainty and an...

Explore our extensive set of downloadable bid development resources designed to support local authority clusters in their bid...