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by Matthew HorneI spent Thursday morning in Downing Street at the launch of Power in People’s Hands: learning from the worlds best public services.The report is a good catalogue of interesting practice from the around the world.<>Most disappointing was their strategy for generating innovation in ou</>... more

By Peter Baeck<>Wikipedia, Linux, Blogs and YouTube are just a few successful examples of online communities, where the enthusiasm and the passion of the users is what shapes the community drives it forward and help it to expand.But how can this idea of open online communities be transformed from n</>... more

Really useful article on service design more

by John Craig<>Alongside the Great Wall of China, I’m pretty sure the NHS is visible from space.  This afternoon I have been working with innovation experts from around government to think about a cross-government IT platform for innovation.  The best way I can understand it is like an <>Innovation E</></>... more

by Alec PattonWho are the great (or deplorable)  mentor-mentee relationships of TV, film,  literature, and sport?<>We’ve been talking about mentoring in Learning Futures, and I’m widening the conversation to include you. I’m not going to say anything about teh characteristics of mentoring, because </>... more

Posted by Anthea Hollist<>In 2006, the DCSF commissioned BMG Research to undertake a 3 year customer perception tracking study of three key audiences: general public; parents of children and young people; and young people aged 11-19. The research had four aims: 1) to monitor perceptions of overall </>... more