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 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 our #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