Fracking is a hugely important issue for politicians grappling with the energy challenges we are faced with now and in the future. However, the debate is dominated by industry representatives, politicians and campaigners, with citizens often left watching from the…
In spring 2016, fifteen residents of the West Midlands, with lived experience, met for eight sessions of deliberation. Their task was to produce a set of recommendations for the West Midlands Mental Health Commission on how public services can be…
On the morning of Friday 6 November 2015, a learning exchange was held on the topic of Human Resources, co-production and public sector transformation. The exchange was facilitated by Shared Future CIC and hosted by Manchester City Council. The venue…
In June 2013, we attended yet another project’s successful PB day. Alan Budge, a Shared Future associate, had been working with the Diocese earlier in the year, supporting them in a unique PB experiment – one that used parishioners’ donations to provide…
Lattice Works was Shared Future’s multi-faceted approach to encouraging and developing social enterprises (SEs) within a specific area. Typically we deliver Latticeworks over a 6-12 month period, and its suitable for both brand new start-ups and established organisations considering, or wishing…
The Wirral Alcohol Inquiry, commissioned by Wirral Borough Council and led by Peter Bryant and Nick Beddow, brought together a group of local residents to try and answer the question: “What can we all do to make it easier for people to have a…
Shared Future helped to grow a vibrant network of North Lancashire social enterprises and social activists, who came together to promote all the social enterprises in the district. Established around 2007, NLSE was an independent not-for-personal-profit network, open to all,…
In 2012 SFCIC were commissioned by NHS North Lancashire to run two citizen-led inquiries into the responsible use of alcohol. We partnered up to deliver the work with Our Life, experts in health related community engagement. The work was led by Peter Bryant, with…