Posts tagged sector
Rebalancing power in research: a chat with Chicago Beyond
Rebalancing power in research: a chat with Chicago Beyond

At Dartington, and across our sector, we know that co-production is an important feature of good service design and research. But how can we practice what we preach? Chicago Beyond and their partners have been trying to meet this challenge head-on. An impact investor focused on improving young people’s life chances, they’ve called out the power imbalance that often characterises social research and taken big strides to help them and others do something about it. Here, Finlay Green explains what he learned after reaching out to them earlier this year.

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ReflectionBLOGEvidence, research, sector, Finlay, Chicago Beyond, Power, Youth violence, Young people
The ‘Questions Generator 1.0’: producing scientific evidence to inform child and family service adaptation in response to COVID-19
The ‘Questions Generator 1.0’: producing scientific evidence to inform child and family service adaptation in response to COVID-19

We’re ready to generate and synthesise the knowledge that delivery organisations and commissioners need during the COVID-19 crisis. We want to hear from statutory and voluntary sector service providers and commissioners about their most important and pressing needs are. We also want to hear about what sorts of support would be most valuable in applying this evidence. Fill in our five-minute survey now.

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ReflectionBLOGTim, Evidence, research, sector, children, families