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We could begin this year thinking about all the challenges we face whether in the UK, Australia or any part of the world. But to list and re-list these again is akin to what might be called the ‘pornography of pain’. Alternatively, we can focus on solutions. We’ve pulled out five solutions from our blogs over the last few years, as a reminder that there is hope everywhere.
Back in 2014 I started a short-term piece of work with a small charity in north London. The CEO was the founder. The charity was running at a significant loss and the founder was topping up the finances with family money. There was no doubt that there was commitment and passion. The problem was that what the charity offered was the same as numerous other charities within a three-kilometre radius. And they had never thought about joining up their work. Read more
We’ve been a bit silent recently while we finished an MBA and launched new projects in London. But now we’re back, and we’ve been reflecting on thought leadership, and what type of thinking creates the space to ‘challenge, imagine and transform’. Read more
After new measures released today show that 14 million people live below the poverty line in the UK, we’re opening a new project to add to the mosaic of initiatives trying to reverse this trend.
In 2016 after doing some work with the team at Caritas Westminster, they took us to visit a building. An old, run-down, disused school then social club in Wembly. Surrounded by a massive development project, the question was – sell it to developers or do something with it? Read more
It started small. It started some time ago. And it started with a focus on profit and people. It’s cooperative business. Read more