by Ray Shostak | 14 Oct 2019 | Economy & Politics, Guest Blogs
In brief In this piece for Joining the Dots blog Ray Shostak considers the “enabling conditions” for developing relational practice and suggests a framework for supporting them. Ray Shostak Government advisor Ray has been a teacher, a local authority worker, a...
by Michael Little | 28 May 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this contribution to the Joining the Dots blog series, Michael Little reminds us that relationships are hard won, not always positive, and inevitably influenced by context. Michael Little Director at Ratio Michael is now Director at Ratio, having...
by David Robinson | 22 Apr 2020 | Covid and Relationships
In this Observatory Sighting, we explore how trust is being recalibrated and the impact this is having on relationships both now and in the future Over the last couple of weeks we have reported on what we see on the surface: Thousands of new community groups, new...
by David Robinson and Immy Robinson | 30 Aug 2019 | Economy & Politics, Our thinking
In brief In this Joining the Dots blog (written back in the days when parliaments sat and terms were predictable), Iona Lawrence and David Robinson consider the place of relationships in our national politics. Iona Lawrence Iona works for The Cares...
by David Robinson | 5 May 2020 | Covid and Relationships
In our fifth Observatory Sighting, we explore the theme of participation, exploring instances in which we’ve seen a shift from control to participation and asking ourselves how this can be sustained. In the Looking to the Future discussion last week we...
