by Iona Lawrence, Immy Robinson and David Robinson | 17 May 2021 | Our thinking
After a year of research into simple, ordinary, human relationships, Iona Lawrence shared her initial findings in Through Thick And Thin. In this report, she illuminated a set of shared concerns, identified through hundreds of conversations around the state of our...
by Tony Clements | 14 Sep 2020 | Our thinking, Relational Councils
In brief In July, we published ‘Developing the Framework’; an extended blog written by Tony Clements which lays out 10 ways in which local authorities can help community engagement to thrive. In this follow up blog, Tony reflects on the subsequent...
by Immy Robinson and Gemma Drake | 20 Jan 2022 | Convenings, Relational Councils
In December, we gathered to discuss what it means to be a relational council, the challenges in putting relationships at the heart of how council’s operate, and the pathways forward. Here, we draw out the key themes and questions from the discussion and invite you to...
by Rosa Friend | 1 Nov 2024 | Covid and Relationships, Economy & Politics, Our thinking, Relational Councils
In brief Days after the Prime Minister launched a bold new Civil Society Compact, the Health secretary announced a major public consultation on the future of the NHS and the Chancellor introduced a budget that squeezed frontline services in the short term, invested in...
by Immy Robinson | 19 May 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
What can we learn from the Warm Hubs experience about how to create ‘relational spaces’? And how can this learning, combined with the learning from the community response to the covid pandemic, inform and inspire a bottom up, relationship centred approach to...
by Immy Robinson | 26 Jul 2023 | Our work
In brief Back in July 2021, we shared our proposal to the National Lottery Community Fund’s Bringing People Together Fund. We were delighted to be awarded the funding and we now find ourselves one year into our two year plan towards a 20 year vision of a world built...
by David Robinson | 1 Oct 2020 | Covid and Relationships, Dreams and Vision, 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 Immy Robinson | 27 Feb 2024 | Key Concepts, Our thinking
Key Concepts | What we mean by relationship-centred practice Relationship-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...
by David Robinson and Immy Robinson | 26 Apr 2023 | Key Concepts, Our thinking, Our work
We posted some ideas about Relationship Centred Practice (RCP) in this blog last November. Based on comments at the time, discussion at our Northumbria Convening and further work by the Relationships Collective we are now posting part two. Here, we share our initial...
by Immy Robinson and David Robinson | 7 Aug 2024 | Convenings, Our work
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...
