Am curious about the relationship between efforts to bring about collective empowerment of communities - influence over collective decisions, shared spaces, capacity building etc - & the role of empowering foundations in ppl's lives, such as decent homes, incomes, jobs, social support & networks

Looking forward to the first meeting of the @futuregovforum.bsky.social's Deeper Democracy steering group today exploring how to strengthen civil society & relationships between civil society & government 🌱

*Niche question* for #localgov & #PSR folks

Looking for intell re how places are thinking abt Integrated N'hood Teams being set up under ICBs/HCPs, & integrated locality teams which include wider public sector folks & are place (often council) led. Are they separate? Aligned? Integrated? TBD? 🙏

Charting a New Era of change Wigan’s new phase of reform will build on what remains radical and relevant from the Deal, while committing to two borough-wide missions, say Alison McKenzie-Folan and Anna Randle

Piece from the current MJ by Wigan Council CEO Alison MacKenzie-Folan & me about why & how we went about understanding the impact of the #WiganDeal & collectively reframing & renewing Wigan's reform agenda

@collaboratecic.bsky.social

#ProgresswithUnity
www.themj.co.uk/charting-a-n...

A quiet revolution - Collaborate This article was originally published in the MJ, on the 7th August 2024 Anna Randle considers how the collaboration agenda across public services has changed in...

Some recent stuff to share. Firstly, my look back at the shift towards #collaboration in public services that's taken place during my time as CEO of @collaboratecic.bsky.social & a few thoughts about why, published in the MJ

collaboratecic.com/insights-and...

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This is strange isn't it! Like travelling back in time to the start of Twitter, aka the good old days. Let's hope this remains a place of fruitful & respectful connection, sharing, inspiration and exchange, where you can find things from people you actually want to hear from. I've missed it!