Fiona Colligan
920 posts
@librarynative
Public Sector and Higher Education consultant
New article: @ProfDonnaHall writes alongside @wheppolette '"Place is Where the Heart is". A compelling read on the power of returning to the basics, empowering local communities and delivering the best #healthcare Read here: ow.ly/llnq50BaMxb @NHSEngland @NHSuk
“I’ve seen these guys help people who don’t speak English print off a form for a visa ... Then they’ll patiently help someone who’s homeless. Then they’ll help me with my inquiry about a book, * they’ll know all about it. And they’re grossly underpaid.” theguardian.com/books/article/…
The shortlists for the #THEAwards 2024 are out now. One outstanding academic will be named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year. In the running are Ishani Chandrasekara from @QMUL; Suha Jaradat from @EdinburghNapier; @vikki_mccall from @StirUni; @HWU_archi from @HeriotWattUni; Jenny Moffett from @RCSI_Irl; @DrDSerbic from @RoyalHolloway; Lim Teoh from @_UoW; and Tim Young from @ucl's @QSNeurosurgery. Winners will be announced on 28 November in Birmingham. Full details here bit.ly/theshortlist24.
A thread on public procurement...For the last 5 years, Camden have been on a journey towards mission-driven government. Following on from the launch of our Community Wealth Fund, we have been working with @IIPP to explore mission-driven procurement /1
The change challenges we face are typically complex & the change is hard to "manage". So we often break them down into multiple projects that are owned by different teams. But this can create more complexity as we try to coordinate different views, processes & stakeholder needs across project boundaries. Systems thinking can help us to see the big picture, to understand how our choices impact on the wider system & to come up with different approaches. Here's the systems thinking toolkit for civil servants: gov.uk/government/pub…. Graphic by @SuhaSelcuk via @TCI_ca
Where is the community in community wealth building? Naomi Mason reflects on her keynote to the @TSIScotNet conference, five months of working to understand the CWB landscape in 🏴 and the role that the third sector can play in building the movement. ow.ly/im4J50REq42
