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 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 | 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 Immy Robinson | 23 Oct 2024 | Key Concepts, Our thinking, Our work, Top Picks
In brief Over the last few years, many of us have been talking more and more about the importance of putting relationships first in our organisations, systems and communities. In being party to some of these brilliant conversations, and developing our own thinking,...
by David Robinson | 21 Feb 2023 | Dreams and Vision, Our thinking
In brief The UKRI recently published a call for a new world-leading Centre in Community Participation and Connectedness. Bringing together academics, policymakers, practitioners and community members, the Centre will have a bold ambition to make a meaningful...
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 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 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 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 | 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...
