by David Robinson | 9 Oct 2020 | Observatory Thinking, Our thinking
In brief In this blog, Nick Sinclair and David Robinson explore the concept of a ‘social covenant’ discussed in Danny Kruger’s recent report, ‘Levelling Up Our Communities’, arguing it must be formed around values, trust, morality and...
by David Robinson | 1 Oct 2020 | Observatory Thinking, Our thinking
In brief In this blog, originally written for and published by Nesta, David asks the question:What can we do to keep the community spirit that was amplified by lockdown alive and make 2020 the year we changed for good? Some of us have suffered loss in recent months....
by Guest | 10 Sep 2020 | Joining the dots, News, Our thinking
In brief In this blog, Iona Lawrence and Immy Robinson ask whether taking a field-building approach could be valuable to the ‘field of relationships’ and ask for your ideas and partnership as we set out on this inquiry. If you’re someone who puts relationships...
by Immy Robinson | 17 Aug 2020 | News, Our thinking
In brief We’ve partnered with Power to Change to support a cohort of community businesses to reflect on the power and potential of relationships and develop strategies for building successful businesses based on strong relationships. In this blog, we lay out our...
by David Robinson | 10 Aug 2020 | Observatory Thinking, Our thinking
In brief In “The moment we noticed” we reported on a society wide shift from Doubting to Trusting. Here, David considers the implications, and the potential, for transforming the approach to social care. Last week we learnt that the PM had appointed a high level...
by David Robinson | 19 May 2020 | Observatory Thinking, Our thinking
In brief In this short blog, David takes stock of what we’ve learnt from The Relationships Observatory and offers a positive reflection on what we take forward as we rebuild. This blog has also been published as part of Compass’s #BuildBackBetter...
