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 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 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...
by Sam Boyd | 11 Dec 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this blog, Sam Boyd – Head of Policy, Impact and Communications at Switchback – describes the transformational effect of personal relationships on the lives of young offenders, offering them a way to rebuild their lives and their...
by David Robinson | 14 Dec 2021 | Covid and Relationships, Our thinking
In brief In this, our last blog of 2021, we look back on another year of disruption and pain and remind ourselves of the patches of light and the power of relationships in helping us to heal. It has taken a long time to get here, but I do have more than one person I...
by David Robinson | 29 Apr 2024 | Economy & Politics, Our thinking
In brief As an election looms David Robinson reflects, in this very personal blog, on the stories of relationship centred-practitioners as told in our the Relationships Case Maker. Faraway from Westminster and Whitehall, he says, the relationship-centred revolution is...
by Toby Lowe and Dawn Plimmer | 5 Jul 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this contribution to Joining the Dots, Toby Lowe and Dawn Plimmer discuss funding, commissioning and managing services in a world where relationships rather than KPIs or simplistic numerical targets are what matters most. Toby Lowe Senior Lecturer at...
by Iona Lawrence, Immy Robinson and David Robinson | 20 Sep 2023 | Dreams and Vision, Our thinking, Our work, Top Picks
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...
by David Robinson | 16 Apr 2024 | Our thinking, Top Picks
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...
by Steve Wyler | 28 Jun 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots contribution, Steve Wyler discusses the concept of conviviality and the importance of shared spaces where small everyday relationships can flourish. Steve Wyler Consultant, Researcher, Writer Steve is an independent consultant,...
