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Blog: In search of effective collaborative challenge for a more equitable society

James Henderson, Research Associate with What Works Scotland, considers the final reflective learning report from the Aberdeenshire case site – At the frontier of collaborative and participatory governance – which offers eight discussions that could be used to inform ongoing dialogue with a public service partnership.

Lucy Janes February 27, 2020 Read more

Blog: Tackling inequalities by supporting ‘enterprising’ communities

Guest blogger Pauline Hinchion, Director of Scottish Communities Finance, as part of What Works Scotland community sector inquiry work, returns to the Christie Commission’s report to consider the fundamental challenge of empowering low income communities and the potential for asset-based approaches to work alongside public services.

Lucy Janes February 27, 2020 Read more

Blog: Extending the community sector inquiry through a cross-sector learning community?

James Henderson, Research Associate with What Works Scotland, reflects on the potential for further shared inquiry work on the community sector role in public service reform and social change.

Lucy Janes February 27, 2020 Read more

Community Planning after the Community Empowerment Act: The Second Survey of Community Planning Officials in Scotland

Report and executive summary of the findings from the second survey of community planning officials in Scotland, conducted in 2018. It compares the results to those from the 2016 survey and offers an overview of key dynamics, challenges and accomplishments over those two years, with a particular focus on the Community Empowerment Act.

Emma Baird November 22, 2018 Read more

Facilitation training – new skills to facilitate collaboration

Link to a film on facilitation training in Aberdeenshire, a workshop aimed at developing people’s skills, to enable them to work more effectively with their local communities and achieve better engagement with all populations.

Emma Baird November 8, 2018 Read more

Academic innovation and capacity-building – our impact

The impact of What Works Scotland on universities and academic research.

Lucy Janes October 10, 2018 Read more

Webinar: Transforming communities? Exploring the roles of community anchor organisations in public service reform – supporting, leading and challenging?

Webinar looking at the role of community anchors in public service reform, drawing on our research report on community-led, holistic community organisations.

Lucy Janes October 5, 2018 Read more

Empowering People and Places: What Works?

Conference focused on engaging with research insights into what works, and what does not, in community empowerment, as well as discussing implications for the future of policy and practice in Scotland.

Lucy Janes October 1, 2018 Read more

Making data meaningful: Evidence use in a community planning partnership in Scotland

Case study report that highlights the complex and diverse ways in which public services use evidence in decision-making processes using information gathered from a Scottish community planning partnership.

Emma Baird September 5, 2018 Read more

Blog: Community social enterprises: innovators in public service reform?

Blog post by Aidan Pia, Director of Senscot (Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland) considering the potential of community social enterprise to innovate, lead and contribute in complex ways to the Christie Commission agenda of partnership, participation and prevention.

Lucy Janes July 18, 2018 Read more
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What Works Scotland was an initiative to improve the way local areas in Scotland use evidence to make decisions about public service development and reform. It explored how public services could start to work towards the recommendations of the Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services and the Scottish Government’s priorities for reform. ...

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  • What Works Scotland closed but resources still available February 18, 2020
  • Extending the community sector inquiry through a cross-sector learning community? June 5, 2019
  • Community-led activity: time to invest in expansion June 5, 2019
  • Tackling inequalities by supporting 'enterprising' communities June 5, 2019
  • Exploring community anchors, public service reform... and the wider local community sector June 5, 2019

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