by Fabian Pfortmuller | 5 Dec 2022 | Convenings, Guest Blogs, Top Picks
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...
by Immy Robinson | 22 Jun 2023 | Convenings, Our thinking
On the 15th June 2023, 85 of us came together to explore whether a transactional approach to co-production can ever be appropriate. Co-production has become something of a buzz word. Done well, it can transform outcomes, but too often co-production becomes a...
by Immy Robinson | 17 Aug 2020 | Convenings, Our work
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 Immy Robinson and Sam Firman | 13 Oct 2021 | Convenings, Covid and Relationships
The Lookout is a space for understanding how life has changed for young people during Covid. We’re primarily hearing from young people directly but recently hosted a discussion with parents and professionals working with young people. This Sighting shares a key...
by Mel Smith, Fiona Carden, Joe Micheli, Iona Lawrence and Immy Robinson | 17 Oct 2023 | Convenings
Working in relational ways is joyful, empowering, revolutionary. In putting relationships first we unlock our shared humanity, we bring love into unloving spaces, and we acheive things we couldn’t otherwise achieve. But working in relational ways can also be...
by David Robinson | 18 Feb 2020 | Our thinking
In brief In this short blog, David reflects on the sort of relationship-centred business that helps make the world a much better, warmer, kinder place. Half asleep I stumble across a tweet from someone called Matt Haig, of whom I have never heard....
by Immy Robinson | 31 May 2019 | Our thinking
In brief In this Joining the Dots blog, Immy Robinson – Research and Innovation Lead at Shift and co-lead of The Relationships Project – explores some of the knotty questions around measuring and evaluating relationships. The need for measurement The...
by David Robinson | 1 Dec 2022 | Convenings, Our work, Top Picks
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. It was a fantastic day, full of warmth, emotion and hope. Here, we offer our reflections...
by David Robinson | 26 Jun 2023 | Convenings, Our thinking, Our work
Coming soon The Relationships Project is planning an interdisciplinary learning network focused on Relationship-Centred Practice. Along with our friends from the After Disasters Network, we are hosting an open Zoom meeting to talk about the plan at 2-4pm BST on 21st...
by David Robinson, Immy Robinson and Rosa Friend | 29 Jan 2025 | Economy & Politics, Key Concepts, Our thinking, Top Picks
In brief This month, the UK government announced a huge public rollout of AI. If the plans embrace relational offsetting, it could allow us to prioritise human relationships where they really matter. Our hope is that 2025 will be the year when relational offsetting...
