Investing in prevention: the most difficult issue in public services today?
John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...
John Copps
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Mission impossible? Reflections on transforming public services
Emmet Regan argues that public service reform will require working in partnership with public servants, a willingness to take difficult...
Emmet Regan
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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...
Prof Donna Hall
Feb 6, 20245 min read
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,...
John Copps
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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....
Mutual Ventures
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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...
John Copps
Jan 2, 20245 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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...
Andrew Laird
Dec 12, 20234 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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...
Mark Bandalli
Nov 28, 20234 min read
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...
Andrew Laird
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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...
Luke Bevir
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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...
Andrew Laird
Sep 8, 20233 min read
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...
Emmet Regan
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
May 30, 20232 min read
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...
Mark Bandalli
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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...
John Copps
Mar 28, 20232 min read