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Theories of Change and Anchor Organisations
It’s been a few weeks since I last blogged about this research project, and in that time I’ve had some great meetings and interviews with Anchor organisations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as some down time in between to reflect, and tinker with a theory of change which I’ve been trying to…
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Three insights from week two: intentionality, innovation and leadership in Anchor organisations
(If you haven’t read previous blog posts on Anchors, you can check them out here. This one might not make much sense without those as background) This second week of the research has been a busy one, first in Boston and now in Cleveland – a city that many consider the leader in community wealth…
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Anchor organisations and community wealth building: working out the ‘How’
I’ve just landed in Toronto for the first stage of my Churchill research, and a 5am jet lagged start to the day has given me some quiet time to reflect on the early conversations I’ve had with organisations in the UK about how this research could be most useful to them. Many of the…
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Lessons from abroad: community wealth building and ‘Anchor’ organisations
Where do you start when you’re presented with an opportunity to take a blank sheet of paper and design your dream research project – one that enables you to travel abroad and bring the learning back to the UK? Well, after an initial wave of day dreaming, head scratching and a long list of ideas…
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What I learnt from seven years working in a Think Tank
Last week I left my job at one of England’s biggest think tanks. When I applied for the job in 2009, I didn’t even know what a think tank was. I met someone while visiting a friend in hospital and thought, ‘that sounds alright’. Now, seven years on, as I move out of the think…
Julia Slay 