Nick Bland of What Works Scotland, discusses an event in September 2016 which focused on helping people to understand how institutions in society can perpetuate inequality and strategies to change this.
Blog: Scotland and international experiences of scaling-up participatory budgeting
Giovanni Allegretti from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, writes about his experiences of a What Works Scotland seminar in June 2016 focused on participatory democracy. The seminar explored Scotland’s experiences and what goes on worldwide,
Blog: Community-led Approaches to Reducing Poverty
What Works Scotland co-director Ken Gibb reflects on a What Works Scotland event in Clydebank Town Hall, in September 2016 where 40 people from the public and voluntary sectors, plus a few academics and councillors took part in considering Community-led Approaches to Reducing Poverty.
Blog: “Challenge current practice and assumptions! Make waves!!” – Findings from a Collaborative Action Research learning event
What Works Scotland and community planning partnerships put themselves under the spotlight at an event in July 2016 where participants shared their collaborative action research (CAR) experiences from across Scotland, and examined this way of working.
Blog: Co-production – I believe in Unicorns after all, they are Scotland’s National animal!
Hilda Campbell from COPE Scotland, writing about the Scottish launch in May 2016 of Catherine Durose’s book, Designing Public Policy for Co-Production: Theory, practice and change.
Blog: The 2016 Alliance Conference and the Politics of Possibility
Claire Bynner, research associate for What Works Scotland, reflects on the 10th annual conference (and anniversary) of The Alliance in May 2016 – the national third sector intermediary for health and social care organisations in Scotland.
Blog: A backstage pass – Operation Modulus and the case study approach
What Works Scotland recently published an in-depth case study focused on Operation Modulus in the Gorbals but in this blog from April 2016 Dr Richard Brunner asks what is the purpose of a case study and how can people learn from them?
Blog: Health and Social Care Integration – seeking the ‘space’ and commitment to support complex local partnership-working
What Works Scotland research associate, James Henderson reflects on developments in discussed at the Health and Social Care Benchmarking Network’s national conference on 3 December 2015
Blog: Collaboration, Control and Choice in a Person Centred Scotland
Alex Stobart of Mydex Community Interest Company about collaboration and more person-centred services. Published January 2016.
Blog: Understanding and utilising social security sanctions data at the local level
This blog from January 2016 by Dr Hayley Bennett, What Works Scotland, Gary Smith and Coryn Barclay from Fife Council, explores the sanctions data available through the Department of Work and Pensions and how it can be used at a local level.