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Author Archives: Tim Hughes
How politically engaged are we?
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have caught me tweeting from the launch of the ninth Audit of Political Engagement on Wednesday. The Audit is “an annual health check on our democratic system” published by the Hansard Society. … more » – How politically engaged are we?
Webinar 5: Organising people for power
Today, 27 April, we held the fifth webinar in our series on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme. In this session, Mark Parker explores what modern broad-based organising looks like in practice, where it has come from and how organising can contribute to reviving grassroots democracy. … more » – Webinar 5: Organising people for power
Where next for localism and co-production?
On 15 March 2012, Involve co-hosted with Consumer Focus a seminar exploring ‘where next for localism and co-production?’ The event brought together a group of 27 individuals from national government, local government, the voluntary and community sector, the social innovation field, academia and think tanks … more » – Where next for localism and co-production?
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Tagged active citizenship, big society, co-production, community, event, localism, participation, pathways through participation
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Webinar 3: Elected representatives and community engagement
Today, 16th March, we held the third webinar in our series on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme. In this session, Mary Reid, a former (and undefeated) councillor, mayor and cabinet member in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames spoke about elected representatives and community … more » – Webinar 3: Elected representatives and community engagement
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Tagged community engagement, councillors, Creative Councils, democracy, elected representatives, NESTA, politicians, public engagement, webinar series
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Webinar 2: Positively Deviant
Today, 2nd March, we held the second webinar in our series on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme. In this session, Jane Lewis, from Woodward Lewis and Susan Ritchie, an Involve associate and director of Mutual Gain, gave an introduction to Positive Deviance. Positive Deviance (PD) is an … more » – Webinar 2: Positively Deviant
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Tagged behaviour change, community engagement, Creative Councils, NESTA, Positive Deviance, webinar series
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Webinar 1: Where next for engagement?
On Friday, 17th February, we held the first in a series of webinars on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme run by NESTA. Edward Andersson, Deputy Director of Involve, reflected on where engagement is heading in a time of Localism … more » – Webinar 1: Where next for engagement?
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Tagged austerity, community engagement, consultation, Creative Councils, localism, NESTA, webinar series
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It takes two to engage
Motivations are critical to whether citizens engage, but we need a much better understanding of how individuals’ motivations are affected by their participation experiences. A strong case has been developed in recent decades for the benefits of public participation to … more » – It takes two to engage
The end of one pathway
This blog post is featured from Involve’s newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter on our homepage. Pathways through Participation Researcher Tim Hughes explores some of the implications from the research findings, and the further questions that it raises. The past month … more » – The end of one pathway
Pathways through Participation findings launched!
Today, 13 September 2011, sees the launch of the findings of the Pathways through Participation project, a major two-and-a-half year study of active citizenship. The project has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund, and carried out by the National … more » – Pathways through Participation findings launched!
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Turning around public services: Involving citizens to enable change
Turning around public services to focus on citizens – as I have argued must happen in order to tackle complex social problems – requires a significant transformation in the culture and mindset of many public organisations.* Bringing about such change … more » – Turning around public services: Involving citizens to enable change