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Plant trees and stir the soul
In brief In this blog, published at the start of 2023, David Robinson offers some personal reflections on working towards deep rooted, sustained social change. He draws out two urgent and important lessons from 40 years working in this space: plant trees and stir the...
Changing our permissions
In brief Every community and every organisation is shaped by norms, assumptions and rules. They condition our behaviour, determine what is and is not permissible, and mould our relationships. Here, David Robinson discusses changing our permissions; a theme that we...
What we mean by relationship-centred practice
Key Concepts | What we mean by relationship-centred practiceRelationship-Centred Practice puts relationships first. It unlocks potential and meets need by positioning meaningful and effective relationships as the first order goal, both an end in itself and the means...
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A letter from Birmingham
In brief On the 12th July 2024, 120 relationship-centred practitioners came together in Birmingham to explore how we can change our permissions to...
Ten Top Tips for working with new governments
In brief In a breakout session at the Changing our Permissions event on July 12th we discussed working with the new government. We heard from Rob Mc...
Hearts vs handbooks? Relationship-centred practice in schools
In brief In this blog, Verity Howorth - Relationships Collective member and Director of Training at Reach Foundation - speaks to Jonathan Black,...
Revolution, from the group up
In brief As an election looms David Robinson reflects, in this very personal blog, on the stories of relationship centred-practitioners as told in...
Changing our permissions
In brief Every community and every organisation is shaped by norms, assumptions and rules. They condition our behaviour, determine what is and is...
Relationships Learning Network Update
In brief In this blog, Neil Denton gives an update on the Relationships Learning Network which gathered for the first time in September 2023. Neil...
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A letter from Birmingham
In brief On the 12th July 2024, 120 relationship-centred practitioners came together in Birmingham to explore how we can change our permissions to put relationships first. It was a day full of relationships, new and old, solidarity and celebration. Here, we offer our...
My barber: Putting relationships first
Last week David Robinson wrote about the failures of the Post Office and the implications of putting relationships last. This week he reflects on the success of a very different kind of business.Putting relationships first I don’t spend a lot of money on my hair, but...
Our dreams for 2024-2029
In brief In 2021 The Relationships Project was delighted to secure funding for a 2 year project to start to build towards a 20 year vision for a relationship-centred world (you might remember we shared our original application here). With 9 months to go until the end...
Whose relationships?
In brief The stories and ideas we consume shape our views, belief systems and our sense of what is possible. In this blog, Iona Lawrence offers some personal reflections on the shortcomings of her bookshelf and asks who else she should be reading and what needs to...
Plant trees and stir the soul
In brief In this blog, published at the start of 2023, David Robinson offers some personal reflections on working towards deep rooted, sustained social change. He draws out two urgent and important lessons from 40 years working in this space: plant trees and stir the...
The magic of finding my peers of relationship-centred practitioners
In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of relationship-centred practice. We shared some of our key takeaways in this letter and, here, Fabian Pfortmüller...
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