John O'Brien joins Mutual Ventures as strategic advisor
We are delighted to announce that former London Councils Chief Executive, John O’Brien, is to join our team as a Strategic Advisor. John...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application
Client: West Lindsey District Council Date: April – June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: West Lindsey District Council (WLDC) has...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund
Client: Ealing Borough Council Date: June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Ealing Borough Council (the Council) saw the Levelling Up...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Case Study: Newham Borough Council Levelling Up Fund
Client: London Borough of Newham Date: May 2021 - July 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Newham Council (the Council) saw the...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Jordan Binedell: I’ve learnt that… transformation is how you work with and win people round
Jordan’s reflection: I’ve learnt that transformation is not a technical exercise – it’s the engagement of the hearts and minds of all the...
Jordan Binedell
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Alissa Davies: I’ve learnt that… strategy should never lose sight of the people using the service
Alissa’s reflection: I have learnt that when designing strategies, you should never lose sight of the people using public services. I’ve...
Alissa Davies
Mar 22, 20212 min read
What public services can learn from other responses to the pandemic
Emmet Regan argues that the experience of COVID-19 has demonstrated that and that public services have lots to learn from other sectors....
Emmet Regan
Mar 16, 20213 min read
Agata Miśkowiec: I’ve learnt that… it is important to bold and visionary, even in times of crisis
Agata’s reflection: During my time with MV, I have been privileged to work with some of the most inspirational public sector leaders I...
Agata Miśkowiec
Mar 5, 20212 min read
John Copps: I’ve learnt that… place should be at the centre of how we organise public services
John’s reflection: I’ve learnt how we all are attached to the place we live, and that this insight should be at the centre of how we...
John Copps
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue
John Copps welcomes the emphasis on ‘place’ in NHS England’s plans for health system reform, and argues that the balance of power should...
John Copps
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021
After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...
John Copps
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?
With relations between central and local government fraught, Emmet Regan asks whether the Levelling Up Fund provides an opportunity to...
Emmet Regan
Dec 16, 20203 min read
The success of local authority companies relies on effective governance
Council-owned companies have a valuable role in local government but clarity over their purpose and governance is vital argues MV’s John...
John Copps
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Front-line autonomy in public services is vital to keep pace with COVID-19
Michael Wyatt argues that public sector leaders have a responsibility to empower front-line staff to make decisions to best cope with the...
Michael Wyatt
Oct 22, 20203 min read
To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti
Alissa Davies reflects on a decade working with local government, and why it is uniquely placed to lead us through the current and future...
Alissa Davies
Oct 20, 20205 min read
Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better
Catch up on our webinar where we consider strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis with a focus on how to build back better. The...
Andrew Laird
Oct 16, 20202 min read
“Building back better”: easy to say, harder to achieve
Agata Miśkowiec and Alissa Davies reflect on how local authorities can recover from the COVID-19 crisis and what is means to ‘build back...
Agata Miśkowiec
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Public Services must put strengths-based approaches at the centre if they are going to recover from
Laura Power-Wharton argues that we need to put relationships at the heart of our public services, and shift our focus to seeing...
Laura Power Wharton
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council
Client: Bury Council Date: March 2020 - September 2020 Support offered: We were originally commissioned pre-Covid-19 to support the...
Mutual Ventures
Sep 30, 20202 min read
The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society
Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...
John Copps
Sep 26, 20203 min read