West Midlands Mental Health Commission Citizens Jury
On the 31st January 2017 a new West Midlands Mental Health Commission Action Plan was launched by Norman Lamb MP. Central to the production of the action plan was a…
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Fracking: A Citizens Deliberation, Preston 2016
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,…
West Midlands Mental Health Commission Citizens Jury 2016
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…
People led democracy in Denmark: What can we learn from grown up politics?
I can hardly believe it is only two weeks since I was on a small Danish island, in the midst of the Baltic sea, taking part in the Danish Folkemoedet, or…
All Our Stories: the ABCD of Citizen Inquiries
In a recent Citizens Inquiry in the Wirral, twenty residents from all walks of life worked together over nine evenings to think through how to make alcohol a healthy part…
Danish and Greater Manchester HR learning exchange
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…