Blog
‘Research and innovation are about hope and empowerment’
18 December 2024
At our Community Research Networks Away Days, Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), shared a vision for a more ‘open and inclusive’ future.
‘Challenging a disconnect between communities and research’
16 December 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Supporting community-led networks can challenge a ‘dysfunctional relationship’ in research, say UKRI’s Tom Saunders and David Chapman, and The Young Foundation’s Helen Goulden.
What are creative communities?
25 September 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Helen Goulden OBE joins the Creative Communities podcast, saying we need to “engage in stories” and explore the power of cultural research.
‘Can mission-driven leadership accelerate social change?’
23 September 2024
As Labour’s Annual Conference unfolds, Mark Griffiths argues that participatory methods will help its ‘missions’ succeed
‘A bright future for community energy?’
13 August 2024 | Authors: Jacob Coburn,
With time, investment, and a commitment to community engagement, Great British Energy could be a local as well as a national success story, says Jacob Coburn.
‘The “wrong kind” of pandemic’
25 July 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Whether facing pandemics, IT outages or other disruptions, Helen Goulden says the UK needs to rethink crisis-planning
‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’
9 July 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE, Jessica Moore, Jacob Coburn,
Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.
‘In this moment of hope, let’s change the ‘net zero’ narrative’
5 July 2024 | Authors: Emily Morrison,
It’s time to ‘humanise’ our understanding of the opportunity for green change and growth, says Emily Morrison
‘The infrastructure of opportunity’
5 July 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Responding to Keir Starmer’s first speech as Prime Minister, Helen Goulden says government must work collaboratively towards a productive, caring and just society.
‘A chance to rewrite the rulebook and govern differently’
4 July 2024 | Authors: Jessica Moore,
Could this General Election deliver deep change in our political systems, and power a collaborative, community-powered future?
Dear Future MPs, We’re Right Here
27 June 2024
Watch the We’re Right Here campaign video, where community leaders Andy, Hannah and Josiah hit the streets to tell a different story about leadership, representation and power this general election season.
‘Politics and profits are blocking our path to more inclusive, equal workplaces’
26 June 2024 | Authors: Alice Bell,
Building on recent research, Alice Bell says policymakers and business-leaders need to talk, think and act differently on EDI.