A collaborative design workshop is a great way to get people involved making changes and improvements. Here are some tips to host a great event. Pick a great venue The venue is really important and sets the tone of the event. An interesting, special or unusual venue can be a real incentive for people to […]
We have been working with a regional public health authority over the past few months to roll out the ‘Love your skin‘ campaign. The campaign is aimed at college students, using UV scanners and peer-to-peer education to raise awareness of the risks surrounding the use of sun beds and over exposure to the sun. Having analysed the feedback from […]
By Ingrid Joanna and I have just come back from the Institute for Government where we went to listen to Marco Steinberg, director of strategic design at Sitra, Finlands Innovation Fund. They have done fantastic work by questioning the often problematic relationship between political election pledges and the implementation of those pledges through public services. They want […]
Recently Uscreates partnered with 2020 Delivery to deliver a staff leadership programme for Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust. This was part of a wider programme initiated by the trust to explore innovative ways of using patient feedback to improve the patient experience. Mary and Toby co-authored an article about the initiative and the leadership programme which has been published in the Health […]
By Mary In last weekend’s Sunday Times, an article by Camilla Cavendish - ‘The GPs’ cushy deal means we’re all left to suffer in casualty’ – backed up many of our research findings into the ‘inappropriate’ use of A&E. Cavendish told of her first hand experience taking her child to A&E with suspected meningitis to […]
By Alan Engagement tools and participatory frameworks such as citizens’ juries or community appraisals are important, but engaging communities always starts with leg work, getting out into the streets, cafes and pubs of an area. Here are some practical tips from our experience in taking those very first steps on the path of engagement: Be […]
Today is the last day of Responsible Business Week 2013. We have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the many online debates, and the inspirational stories that have been shared on twitter (#RBWeek). Yesterday we hosted our Business Social Impact workshop, as part of the Responsible Business Week Open Door initiative, which ended up being a sell-out event. The focus […]
