
Jo Kennedy
393 posts




We are all starting our week still buzzing from our two days with #AgentsOfChangeYPP. Unlike any group we have worked with,which was exactly what we were hoping for-with our partner @ResearchforReal. Fresh energy, fresh thinking, and real care for one another.Blogs to follow!




HEART ❤️- new video, which uses the voices of East Ayrshire families to explain what HEART is all about.❤ thanks to parents from @WM2U_ for helping to do this @lynnhendry @JackieJbrock @ResearchforReal @JoAnimates youtube.com/watch?v=K3PvKY…

"How do we know we are doing good work?" Useful @CollectiveScot infographic about trying to bring about systemic change #complexity #systems #reflectivepractice #diversity #emergence


It's not often that an evaluation database is described as "f**king cool" - to be clear, that's what one of the young people @HotChocoTrust called it... definitely not a quote from this case study. Thanks for this conversation @EvalSupScot (and conversations over years!)

"Being trained in these practices has had more beneficial impact on the way I work than anything else I’ve done." Ninian Stuart, reflecting on the last time we brought our three-day intro course to Falkland, Scotland. We return 16-19 November. wholepartnership.com/booking/system…





Happy Birthday @Health_in_Mind, 40 years of providing indispensable mental health support to all who need it across #Edinburgh. #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Scotland

7 rules for dissenters/rebels in organisations who want to get heard & have influence: 1) Demonstrate your benefit 2) Pass the "threat test" 3) Tailor your message 4) Show data/evidence 5) Address risks 6) Use "we" not "I" 7) Get support: hbr.org/2022/07/7-rule…. By @toddkashdan

What happened when I stopped hurrying – and discovered the joy of slowing down? | Joan Bakewell theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

If we want people to stick to certain values/norms/principles, yes we should write them down.However, groups take on values not by reading but by copying behaviour of leadership role-models. Role-modelling is such a powerful lever for influencing medium.com/together-insti… V @pforti


