2025 and the need for speed

2025 and the need for speed

This year is likely to be tougher than ever – public bodies are faced with the challenge of faster, better, leaner whilst facing reorganisation and extraordinary budget squeezes.  Moreover, in-depth debate is needed about the ingenuity of proposed solutions...
Delivering big conversations

Delivering big conversations

The recent launch of change.nhs.uk promises to be ‘the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS’.  But don’t be fooled – big conversations are not entirely new, in-fact “thebigconversation.org” conducted an 18-month consultation...
Getting noticed in a noisy world

Getting noticed in a noisy world

Visibility is so important in a noisy world.  And there is nothing worse than people coming forward at the end of a consultation claiming they knew nothing about it.  Worse still, few public bodies who consult on a regular basis have any cash resources for boosting...
Growing community voices

Growing community voices

Tenant voice has been in the spotlight recently with the new report from the public enquiry being published.  Whilst the bar has been raised on standards since then, top-down consultation is still lacking when it comes to pooling tacit knowledge and conversing with...