Get on with it! Co-production and Leadership

Three local partners in York (Together for Mental Wellbeing – who deliver the York Pathways project – Changing Lives and HealthWatch York)… Read More

Systemic working in Place: How we got here

In our blogs and learning, you will hear a lot about the system behaviours. Our insights will reflect on whether these are the best… Read More

Overcoming data-sharing fears can mean better outcomes for people

There are so many reasons why organisations are reluctant to share vulnerable individuals’ data. Often, their reluctance has good intentions at its roots. People may… Read More

What is needed to support place-based system change for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage?

Last year Collaborate worked with Lankelly Chase, Coventry City Council and a wide range of partners in the city to explore how the ‘system’ of… Read More

Systems Changers – harnessing the power of insights from the frontline

Very rarely do we give enough or any attention to the knowledge and insights of the front line worker. Systems changers is a programme that… Read More

Behaving like a system – keeping the conversation going

Following on from Collaborate’s report on the preconditions of place-based systems change, Clare Wightman, Director of Grapevine has written her reflections on how values drive… Read More

Tackling poverty needs whole-system approaches

We are working with The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) to see how economic regeneration and growth can include a focus on people facing… Read More

Reflections on ‘Understanding the whole person: Part One’

Cathy Stancer, Director of Equalities and Rights, puts forward four reflections (or questions) inspired by the Revolving Doors/Lankelly Chase literature review What are the… Read More