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Radical Place Leadership - how we can change public services for the better

Prof Donna Hall

Feb 6
5 min

Radical Place Leadership - how we can change public services for the better

MV Non-Executive Director Director Donna Hall argues that, even with more powers devolved to local areas, we will be overwhelmed with...

Public service reform must be underpinned by a focus on relationships

John Copps

Feb 1
2 min

Public service reform must be underpinned by a focus on relationships

John Copps says that successful design and delivery of public service reform depends on a understanding of relationships between users,...

Prioritising Public Services - MV's 2024 campaign

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Feb 1
2 min

Prioritising Public Services - MV's 2024 campaign

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

Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships

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Jan 30
1 min

Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships

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

2024 in public services: What can we expect?

John Copps

Jan 2
5 min

2024 in public services: What can we expect?

John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...

MV awarded place on government AI framework

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Dec 21, 2023
1 min

MV awarded place on government AI framework

Mutual Ventures has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dynamic Purchasing System...

Be both bold and careful when adopting AI in public services

Andrew Laird

Dec 12, 2023
4 min

Be both bold and careful when adopting AI in public services

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

Catch-up on our webinar: Creating the conditions for long term investment in places

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Dec 11, 2023
1 min

Catch-up on our webinar: Creating the conditions for long term investment in places

Catch up on our webinar - Creating the conditions for long term investment in places - held on Monday 11th December 2023. Watch here A...

Catch up on our webinar: A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services

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Dec 4, 2023
1 min

Catch up on our webinar: A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services

Catch up on our webinar - A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services - held on Monday 4th December 2023. Watch here Until...

How to successfully mobilise your LUF Round 3 project

Mark Bandalli

Nov 28, 2023
4 min

How to successfully mobilise your LUF Round 3 project

Following the announcement that 55 projects will receive a share of the remaining levelling up funding, Mark Bandalli considers some of...

Radical Reformers ep.64: Local Government Turnaround with Adele Taylor

Andrew Laird

Nov 22, 2023
1 min

Radical Reformers ep.64: Local Government Turnaround with Adele Taylor

This episode is with Adele Taylor, the Executive Director of Finance and Commercial Services at Slough Borough Council. Those of you who...

Longer term funding settlements provide a blueprint for investing in prevention

Luke Bevir

Nov 17, 2023
3 min

Longer term funding settlements provide a blueprint for investing in prevention

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

On-demand webinar: Radical Place Leadership - Exploring the "Liberated Method"

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Nov 9, 2023
1 min

On-demand webinar: Radical Place Leadership - Exploring the "Liberated Method"

Catch up on our webinar - Radical Place Leadership: Exploring the "Liberated Method" which was held on Tuesday 8th November 2023. Watch...

Can we refocus on public service reform now?

Andrew Laird

Sep 8, 2023
3 min

Can we refocus on public service reform now?

MV's Andrew Laird, a Commissioner on the Poverty Strategy Commission, says that re-igniting an active public service reform agenda is a...

Now is the time for a new blueprint for public service reform

Emmet Regan

Jun 8, 2023
4 min

Now is the time for a new blueprint for public service reform

Public services are lacking a clear overall vision but now is the time for our political discourse to rise to the occasion and provide us...

Case study: Levelling Up Lewisham programme mobilisation

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May 31, 2023
2 min

Case study: Levelling Up Lewisham programme mobilisation

Client: Lewisham Council Date: February 2023 - May 2023 Challenges faced by the client: Following a successful bid to the Levelling Up...

A strategy for place - our joint offer with Project Centre

Mark Bandalli

Apr 11, 2023
1 min

A strategy for place - our joint offer with Project Centre

Mutual Ventures and Project Centre's offer to help councils develop their strategy for place. Every place needs a vision. It helps focus...

Is devolution the missing link between health improvement and ‘levelling up’?

John Copps

Mar 28, 2023
2 min

Is devolution the missing link between health improvement and ‘levelling up’?

John Copps argues that new Health Foundation-commissioned research highlighting the relationship between devolution and life expectancy...

Case Study: Caerphilly County Borough Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid development

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Feb 15, 2023
3 min

Case Study: Caerphilly County Borough Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid development

Challenges faced by the client: The Caerphilly County Borough Council (the Council) operated Caerphilly Leisure Centre was built in 1962....

Case Study: Staffordshire Moorland District Council Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid

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Feb 15, 2023
2 min

Case Study: Staffordshire Moorland District Council Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid

Challenges faced by the client: Staffordshire Moorland District Council (the Council) has a vision to create an ‘area with a vibrant and...

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