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November 12th, Transition Institute’s Weekly Roundup.

On November 12, 2012 By

Good Morning, hope all of you had a nice weekend!  As every Monday, we update our blog with Transition Institute’s weekly round-up. Catch-up with last week’s key stories about Spin Outs, Social Value, and new models of public service delivery.

Before starting with the round-up, we would like to remind you that the Transition Institute [...]

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October 22th, Transition Institute’s Weekly Roundup.

On October 22, 2012 By

Good Morning, hope all of you had a nice weekend!  As every Monday, we update our blog with Transition Institute’s weekly round-up.  Catch up with last week’s key stories around Spin Outs, Social Value, and new models of public service.

Before starting with the round-up, we would like to remind you that the Transition Institute [...]

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Social value commissioning: towards an effective implementation

On May 1, 2012 By

Our first regional spin-out camp (Manchester, 29th March) hosted a discussion on the theme of Commissioning and procurement with social value based on the set of questions for debate outlined in the Transition Institute’s draft paper circulated prior to the event. The packed audience [...]

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Introducing: Transition Institute spin-out camps

On January 31, 2012 By

So 2012 is kicking off with a bang here at the Transition Institute as we announce our three regional spin-out camp events taking place across the UK in the North West, North East and the Midlands.

We’ve got together an exciting list of partners to support public sector entrepreneurs who want to come along to an [...]

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Spinning out

On December 21, 2011 By

This article also appears in the Ethos Journal.

If you work in local or central government, the chances are you might not have paid much attention to the Public Services (Social Value) Bill currently going through Parliament. For those who work with or deliver public services, however, the Bill may have [...]

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Public service transformation: Mission Impossible no more

On November 1, 2011 By

This is a guest blog written by John Craig, Managing Partner at the Innovation Unit.

This year, there has been a huge shift in the place of public services in political debate.  We have swung from asking too much from public services, to asking too little.  However, even as [...]

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Supporting public services that create real social value

On October 21, 2011 By

This article was written by Dom Potter and Jill Oxenham; it also appears online in Govtoday 

The architecture of public services in the UK is in transition. Across the National Health Service, Local Authorities, neighbourhood schools and libraries our public service institutions are being remodelled.  Within this context, we at the [...]

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How to Pump Prime the Public Service Pipeline?

On September 13, 2011 By

This is a guest blog written by Asheem Singh, Director of Policy and Strategy at Impetus Trust.

It is a question of culture. Non state organisations that bid for government contracts or that deliver services that reduce demand on the state are often innovative and full of potential. Yet as a sector they remain [...]

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A supportive culture will beat fear every time in public service reform

On August 16, 2011 By

This article also appears on the Guardian’s Public Leaders Network.

The focus on public service reform has been particularly sharp in recent years due to the economic climate in the UK and beyond. Overarching economic principles have formed the imperative to reduce costs in central and local government, and so far it has [...]

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Kent County Council using open innovation methods for new models of public services

On August 4, 2011 By

This is a guest blog written by Noel Hatch, Projects & Research Lead at Kent County Council.

Here in Kent, we developed a concept called “Transformed by You” to involve people to come up with ideas and work with students and entrepreneurs to help turn them into prototypes.

You can see [...]

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