From implicit to intentional: advancing equity in Human Learning Systems
Human Learning Systems (HLS) like a number of other public service reform big ideas, places relationships at the heart of public service. Inherent in this,…
From the work, through the work: our equitable evaluation approach for the Making it Happen programme
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…
Reimagining research collaboration: how can universities help their local places thrive?
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…
The case for putting place-based, relational approaches at the heart of local government reorganisation
“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…
People, purpose and power for a new era
New partnership approaches are needed to tackle the challenges at the heart of local government, say Chief Executive of Wigan Borough Alison McKenzie-Folan and Collaborate’s…
A new era for Wigan Borough: from The Deal to Progress with Unity
Wigan Borough worked with partners to review the Wigan Deal and explore a ‘new era’ which resulted in the creation of Progress with Unity –…
Reframing Commissioning: Provocations for Change
Millions of disabled people rely on state-funded services and the valuable care workforce in order to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Accessing the support they…
Learning resource: changing local systems to improve Early Learning Outcomes
Collaborate and NPC have published a new report sharing key insights from Save the Children’s Early Learning Communities programme. It is designed to be a…
A Guide to Collaboration: the what, why and how of collaborating
Today we’re pleased to publish A Guide to Collaboration: one of the simplest, and also the hardest, things we’ve ever written at Collaborate! Hard because…
New Human Learning Systems ebook
Building on our previous reports, A Whole New World and Exploring the New World, we are excited to launch a brand new ebook: Human Learning Systems: Public Service for…