tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406122654229239712024-02-19T08:07:27.818+00:00What Works ScotlandArticles from What Works Scotland, 2014-2019CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-31878269545952329972020-02-18T10:46:00.019+00:002023-11-29T16:53:52.900+00:00What Works Scotland closed but resources still available<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2d2d2d; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-70408136802984460612019-06-05T09:26:00.000+01:002019-06-05T10:18:19.657+01:00In search of effective collaborative challenge for a more equitable society<span style="font-size: large;">James Henderson, Research Associate with <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/">What Works Scotland</a>, considers the final reflective learning report from the Aberdeenshire case site and the challenges of 'putting Christie into action'.</span><br>
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<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2019/06/in-search-of-effective-collaborative-challenge-for-a-more-equitable-society.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-803429848001350502019-06-04T13:33:00.001+01:002019-06-05T10:58:29.087+01:00Tackling inequalities by supporting 'enterprising' communities<span style="font-size: large;">As part of What Works Scotland <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/topics/community-sector-and-its-relevance-to-public-service-reform/">community sector inquiry</a> work, Pauline Hinchion, Director of <a href="https://scotcomfinance.scot/">Scottish Communities Finance</a>, 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.</span><br>
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<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2019/06/tackling-inequalities-by-supporting-enterprising-communities.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-44831859036658940482019-06-04T13:33:00.000+01:002019-06-05T10:58:47.197+01:00Community-led activity: time to invest in expansion <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">As part of What Works Scotland </span><a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/topics/community-sector-and-its-relevance-to-public-service-reform/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">community sector inquiry</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> work, Ian Cooke,
Director of the <a href="https://dtascot.org.uk/">Development Trust Association Scotland</a> – one of the advisory group
for What Works Scotland’s <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/exploring-the-roles-of-community-anchor-organisations-in-public-service-reform/">community
anchor organisation research and report</a> –</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="EN-US">analyses
the current context for community place-making and calls for a commitment to
investing in the significant contribution anchors can make to building community
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<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2019/06/community-led-activity-time-to-invest-in-expansion.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-19898016925346170952019-05-29T17:24:00.000+01:002019-06-05T10:59:52.903+01:00Extending the community sector inquiry through a cross-sector learning community?<span style="font-size: large;">James Henderson, Research Associate with <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/">What Works Scotland</a> (up to December 2018) and now working on the <a href="http://www.smart-urban-intermediaries.com/">Smart Urban Intermediaries</a> project, </span><span style="font-size: large;">reflects on the potential for further shared inquiry work on the community sector role in public service reform and social change. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He links his thoughts with three blogs generated by the community sector inquiry – from Ian Cooke of the <a href="https://dtascot.org.uk/">Development Trust Association Scotland</a>, Pauline Hinchion from <a href="https://scotcomfinance.scot/">Scottish Communities Finance</a>, and Aidan Pia, Director of <a href="https://senscot.net/">Senscot</a>.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2019/05/extending-the-community-sector-inquiry-through-cross-sector-learning-community.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-40700948840245980582019-04-24T16:00:00.001+01:002019-04-29T11:10:37.145+01:00Tackling health inequalities means more than service reform and design<span style="font-size: large;">Chris Littlejohn, Deputy Director of Public Health with NHS Grampian, responds to <i><a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/frontier-of-collaborative-and-participatory-governance/">At the frontier of Collaborative and Participatory Governance: Eight Discussions to support putting Christie into action</a></i>, a report by What Works Scotland and Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership which reflects on the learning from their collaborative work. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He considers some of the challenges the report raises for a public health agenda committed to tackling inequalities.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2019/04/tackling-health-inequalities-means-more-than-service-reform-and-design.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-61304080409581763132018-11-15T10:51:00.002+00:002018-11-22T16:06:47.365+00:00Continuing to learn from international experiences of participatory budgeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coryn Barclay, research consultant at Fife Council, took part in an international learning visit to Paris in December 2016, supported by what Works Scotland, to consider <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/public-service-reform-how-can-scotland-learn-from-international-evidence/">how Scotland could learn about participatory budgeting and public sector reform.</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two years on, she was invited to participate in an international round table discussion at the Third National Meeting of Participatory Budgeting, hosted by the City of Montreuil on 8/9 November 2018, again in Paris. Here she shares the experience.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Building from the recently published <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/exploring-the-roles-of-community-anchor-organisations-in-public-service-reform/">research report on community anchor organisations</a>, What Works Scotland is exploring further the crucial relationship between the community sector on the one hand, and public services partnerships and public service reform on the other. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here <a href="https://senscot.net/about-us/board-staff/">Aidan Pia, Director of Senscot</a> (Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland), considers the potential of community social enterprise to innovate, lead and contribute in complex ways to the Christie Commission agenda of partnership, participation and prevention.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2018/07/community-social-enterprises-innovators-in-public-service-reform.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-47012540600789660332018-07-18T15:45:00.003+01:002019-06-05T10:58:12.620+01:00Exploring community anchors, public service reform... and the wider local community sector <span style="font-size: large;">What Works Scotland has recently published a research report and policy and practice briefing about community anchor organisations and public service reform. But what happen next? </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this blog post <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/james-henderson/">research associate James Henderson</a> introduces some of the key learning from the research and highlights the ongoing discussion of the developing role of the community sector across society in Scotland. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">James Rees, Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and Vita Terry from the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership have provided this guest blog. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They examine the challenges and opportunities offered by adopting collective leadership practices in third and voluntary sector organisations.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2018/06/third-sector-leadership-the-promise-of-collective-leadership.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-47729762137568537302018-05-24T11:12:00.002+01:002018-05-25T16:44:29.690+01:00Knowing how: Putting research into practice<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Changing Aberdeenshire’s relationship with alcohol is a Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP) priority for Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this blog post, Wayne Gault, Lead Officer with the <a href="http://aberdeenshireadp.org.uk/">Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership</a>, reflects on how the Partnership approached the priority, what they have learnt from the experience, and what it means for practice.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2018/04/changing-alcohol-culture-developing-our-loip-priority.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-85302267874219250632018-03-29T14:18:00.000+01:002018-04-04T10:49:32.492+01:00Mapping the frontiers of collaborative governance<span style="font-size: large;">James Henderson and Nick Bland from What Works Scotland worked with Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership and partners from spring 2015 until early 2017 to develop action research projects and activities, with 2017 providing opportunities for further reflective work within the CPP. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here, James discusses the latest (but not the final) report generated by this work together, and which explores emerging multi-layered preventative partnership working, as per the Christie Commission agenda.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this blog, What Works Scotland research fellow <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/hayley-bennett/">Dr Hayley Bennett</a> outlines some key ideas from her recent presentation on collaborative practice and public service reform in Scotland.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this guest blog, Gary Smith, member of the Fife welfare reform inquiry team, reflects on the experience and impact of the collaborative action research activities. </span><br>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Since 2015 Dr Hayley Bennett and Dr Richard Brunner have been creating, adapting and co-producing collaborative action research activities with various public service professionals across Scotland. </span></i><br>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Here they share insights on the role of professional researchers in collaborative, participatory and action research approaches. </span></i><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2017/11/doing-collaborative-action-research-with-public-services.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-48706869159421285722017-08-02T10:57:00.000+01:002017-08-02T11:04:55.015+01:00Meeting change-makers: connecting research and the ‘real world’<span style="font-size: large;">At What Works Scotland we support several PhD researchers working on topics that will deepen our understanding of different aspects of public service reform. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/kirsty-deacon/">Kirsty Deacon</a> writes about undertaking an internship with the Scottish Government where she researched the role of u.lab, an online course for developing skills around collaboration and co-production, in supporting Scotland's public service change-makers.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what does this mean for Scotland's rural areas?</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jane Atterton, Manager and Policy Researcher at <a href="https://www.sruc.ac.uk/">Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)</a> discusses the implications, currently also the subject of joint research by <a href="https://www.sruc.ac.uk/info/120069/rural_policy_centre">SRUC Rural Policy Centre</a> staff and colleagues at the <a href="http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/social-economic-and-geographical-sciences">James Hutton Institute</a>. The research is being funded by the <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/strategicresearch2016-21/srp2016-21/foodhealthandwellbeing/WORKPACKAGE34CommunitiesandWellbeingRESEARCHSUMMAR">Scottish Government Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment (RAFE) Strategic Research Portfolio 2016-21</a>.</span><br>
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<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2017/07/how-can-place-based-approaches-be-used-in-rural-scotland.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-7986278989669014942017-05-11T19:08:00.000+01:002017-05-23T12:31:31.734+01:00Facilitative Leadership: Involving citizens and communities in local decision-making<span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><span style="font-size: large;">A new era of community participation in local democracy requires public services staff to develop skills for collaborative engagement.</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><span style="font-size: large;">Here </span> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/claire-bynner/">Claire Bynner</a>, <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/oliver-escobar/">Oliver Escobar</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-faulkner-3b98ab44">Wendy Faulkner</a> describe a What Works Scotland project to create a training course that would develop and cascade skills in facilitative leadership.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To conclude in our short series about asset-based community development, What Works Scotland PhD student <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/sarah-ward/">Sarah Ward</a> discusses the benefits of using the capabilities framework to identify clear objectives for asset-based work.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the second of our series on asset-based community development, Dr Jennifer McLean, Public Health Programme Manager at the <a href="http://www.gcph.co.uk/">Glasgow Centre for Population Health</a>, describes Animating Assets, a research and learning project that explored what difference working in asset-based way made in communities and services.</span><br>
<a href="http://whatworksscotland.blogspot.com/2017/04/asset-based-community-development-animating-assets.html#more">Read more »</a>CRFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617974844554783979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540612265422923971.post-37431961113235840832017-04-06T15:52:00.000+01:002017-05-08T16:44:15.372+01:00Asset-Based Community Development: Sustainable development is about discoverables; not deliverables<span style="font-size: large;">Over the next few weeks we shall be publishing a short series of blogs focused on asset-based community development (ABCD). </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get us started, in this guest blog Cormac Russell, Managing Director of <a href="http://www.nurturedevelopment.org/">Nurture Development</a>, introduces collective efficacy and grassroots power.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/claire-bynner/">Dr Claire Bynner</a>, Research Associate at What Works Scotland, shares some of the highlights from the Social Research Association’s annual conference* and discusses how we might bridge the gap between complexity and simplicity, drawing on examples from evaluation research.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently published in <i>Evidence and Policy</i> journal, she describes the work she has led at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships where she has been developing knowledge exchange (KE) over the last decade. Sarah is also Co-director of the Centre.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What Works Scotland co-director <a href="http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/the-project/people/ken-gibb/">Ken Gibb</a> reflects on the argument of </span><span style="font-size: large;">applied economist Tim Hartford in his new book on creativity and resilience.</span><br>
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