What if more strategies were developed collaboratively and through participatory approaches? What if they drew on the widest possible range of insight and data to…
Practical insights from pioneering places The need for reform in public services has never been stronger or more urgent. Since taking office the Government has…
Since early 2021, Collaborate and the British Science Association (BSA) have been working with communities through Ideas Fund, an equitable, relational programme that foregrounds partnerships…
Are you grappling with how you can embed a test and learn approach to your work? Is it challenging to know where to begin or…
With the appointment of a new minister, MHCLG has an opportunity to refocus local government reorganisation and make sure it achieves the impact the effort deserves.
With the appointment of a new minister, MHCLG has an opportunity to refocus local government reorganisation and make sure it achieves the impact the effort deserves.
This blog was co-authored by Leigh Brown and Naomi Diamond.We’ve been exploring what kind of leadership is needed for Human Learning Systems (HLS) – and…
Evaluators are objective experts and final arbiters, working retrospectively with data that matters because it can be counted. Sound familiar? At Collaborate, we take a…
What if research collaboration was less about exchanging evidence and insight across organisations, and more about learning together? Our new report invites universities and their…
Across the UK, local authorities, health and community partnerships are working hard to give every child the best start in life. But they’re operating within…
“The bigger you go, the less you know” Collaborate has worked with Test Valley Borough Council to build the case for why place-based, relational approaches…
Are you wondering how to get started on a different approach to commissioning, working with communities? Is the new procurement act leaving you uncertain about…
Collaborate facilitated the 2024 cohort of Leading Greater Essex (LGE), building on the success of previous cohorts, but also adding further developments, to enhance and…
Collaborate is to delighted to have been confirmed as a trusted supplier for the Active Partnerships National Organisation. Active Partnerships is a nationwide movement, physical…
Eight years on, restorative approaches developed after the Grenfell tragedy are relevant everywhere, argue Dawn Plimmer of Collaborate CIC and Sarah Castell of Involve.
Listen to Collaborate CEO Rebecca Murphy talk to Matt Masters for the Truth about local government podcast. The podcast explores Collaborate’s experience and insights, and…
Produced by Onika Winston, Malavika Murali, Naomi Diamond and Gabriel Eichsteller Changing the Narrative is our six episode podcast series featuring people involved in the…
At Collaborate, we take a whole system approach to commissioning, supporting commissioners to step into their role as enablers for social change. We look beyond…
Image: Building dream service models – working together on commissioning in complex systems can involve using all sorts of tools and techniques. A version of…
Collaborate is once again delivering the Ignite programme on behalf of Solace starting this autumn. In six days, across nine months, up to 12 local…