Dear friends,
Please note that the deadline for submitting expression of interests (in relation to both themes) is Thursday, 31st July 2008.
If you are interested in participating in the Next Practice Programme and applying for the Innovation Exchange NESTA fund please follow this link to the right page on the website.
In order to understand what the Next Practice Programme […]
Continue reading 'NEXT PRACTICE PROGRAMME - DEADLINE 31 JULY 2008'
I have been thinking recently about specific housing support for elderly people after a personal experience with a grandparent.
Often, elderly people have little available funds to move out of a house that has become impractical (size, stairs etc). This is all very well if the person owns the house and can afford to move […]
Continue reading 'Specific housing support for the elderly?'
If you are interested in applying for the Innovation Exchange NESTA fund please follow this link to the right page on the website.
In order to understand what the Next Practice programme entails, we would advise you to:
1) Find out what the Innovation Exchange is about
2) Find out what the opportunities for innovation are under […]
Continue reading 'Innovation Exchange Next Practice Programme 2008 (both themes)'
What happens when you put innovators, public service commissioners and investors who share one interest in the same room? Well, check out the video clips below and follow this link to find out what happened at our Festival of Ideas: Innovation for Independent Living event .
Below is a clip of Cabinet Minister Ed Miliband’s thoughts on innovation.
See John Craig […]
Continue reading 'Video coverage of the Festival of Ideas: Innovation for independent living event'
Thank you again to the many fantastic people who helped to make a success of last week’s Festival of Ideas, which looked at innovation for independent living. At least, it seemed like a success to me, but we would really like your feedback. Please fill in this very brief online feedback form. Whether you attended […]
“The desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world” wrote espionage novelist John LeCarre. Yet since the rise of the ‘knowledge economy’ that is where most leaders stay, locked away by organisational priorities and packed schedules. This can be an effective approach when we already know what needs to be done and […]
1. What is the problem you are trying to solve?
The massive employment dilemma faced by mental distress sufferers, and people with a history of mental health problems. Th social exclusion faced by these people, and the resulting loss of indepence, the spiral down towards vulnerability that this causes, the related other risks of joblessness, debt, […]
This is our entry to the festival of ideas, we hope you enjoy reading it…
• What is the problem you are working to solve?
Personalisation is an integral part of the adult social care policy shifting choice from systems and professionals to individuals and their families and friends. In order for people to be able to make […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas “A Place in the World” entry'
The computer that talks or magnifies what is on the screen is not new technology but Screenreader.net has made this technology totally free as a standard download to blind people and organisations serving them. This revolutionary innovation opens the way to real inclusion for this client group in contrast to the unintended elitism created by […]
Martha Trust is a charity providing residential and respite care for people with profound disabilities. We are looking at creating a new innovative service and this is our entry for the festival of ideas. I look forward to hearing your views!
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Whilst there are a few independent living […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas Entry from Martha Trust'
