The challenge When I think about a job, I get doubts in the back of my head. It makes me …
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Supporting older people into fulfilling work
The Challenge Not all employers offer what’s needed to retain an older workforce or recognise the benefits of doing so. We’re …
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Developing mental health support networks around children and young people
The challenge The size of the problem of child mental health is impossible for mental health professionals to deal with …
Putting communities at the heart of programme design
Duncan shares five key learnings from our work supporting the development of Impact on Urban Health’s Good Food Fund.
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Young people shaping solutions to global challenges
There are around 1.5 billion young people in the world today. 40% of the population is under 24 years of age. …
Our takeaway: What we’ve learnt running a healthier local food business
In late 2019, with support from Impact on Urban Health (then Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity), we launched Medleys, an …
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The Moment We Noticed: The Relationships Observatory & Learning from 100 Days of Lockdown
Bringing together learning from 50+ contributors after 100 days of lockdown, this report explores how we can build back better …
Redesigning Libraries, Archives and Museums Post-COVID-19
Shift’s US family offer five ways we can rebuild the cultural sector beyond COVID-19 in ways that better reflect the values of an equitable society.
Introducing the Relationships Observatory
Inviting you to observe, capture and share amazing examples of responses to COVID-19 that have relationships at their heart – all to help us learn for the future.
Coronavirus and social disruption
A view from the Relationships Project on how our lives and relationships are changing as a result of coronavirus.
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The Relationship-Centred City: Building a better London by building better relationships
A report from the Relationships Project unearths learning for cities the world over.
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Case studies: relationship-centred practice
A collection of inspiring examples of relationship-centred practice from across the UK.
Imagining a relationship-centred London
In brief In this blog, David shares his reflections on an thoughtful, energetic event in which 25 Londoners reimagined the …
Blueprints, Clues and Cues for relational practice
In brief In this blog, Immy outlines the Relationship Project’s upcoming plans to develop practical tools that support the design …
Joining the dots: The case for relational resettlement
In this piece for Joining the Dots Sam Boyd – Head of Policy, Impact and Communications at Switchback – describes the transformational …
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Massive Digital Community Archives in Colombia: An International Partnership Towards Peace
This chapter in The Routledge International Handbook of New Digital Practices in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Heritage Sites explores …
Joining the Dots: Relationship-Centred Public Services
In this piece for Joining the Dots Ray Shostak considers the “enabling conditions” for developing relational practice and suggests a framework for …
Joining the dots: Wallpaper and relationships
In this contribution to Joining the Dots, The Relationships Project Founder David Robinson reflects on the importance of visual clues …
Joining the Dots: Politics as usual or a new beginning?
In this Joining The Dots blog (written back in the days when parliaments sat and terms were predictable, which is …
Joining the Dots: Finding and keeping a home
In this contribution to Joining the Dots, Maeve McGoldrick discusses the importance of relationships in meeting the needs of the 170,000 people …
Joining the Dots: My journey with the Campaign to End Loneliness
In this Joining the Dots blog, In this blog Laura Alcock-Ferguson, the founding Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, …
Joining the Dots: Embracing the Mess to do What’s Best for People
In this contribution to Joining the Dots, Toby Lowe and Dawn Plimmer discuss funding, commissioning and managing services in a world where …
Joining the Dots: In praise of small everyday relationships
In this Joining the Dots contribution, Steve Wyler discusses the concept of conviviality and the importance of shared spaces where small …
Jon’s Antipodean adventure
Recently, Shift’s US Director Jon headed over to Australia and New Zealand for a tour of library, museum and community …
Joining the Dots: The gift through the fence
In this Joining the Dots contribution, Clare Wightman discusses the importance of relationships in removing stigma and reducing exclusion. Clare is CEO …
Case Study: OTR
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: WEvolution
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Big Picture Learning
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Every One, Every Day
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Social Violence Reduction Unit
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Joining the Dots: Caring for Carers
In this important and moving piece for Joining the Dots, David Grayson examines the caring relationship and proposes a “new social …
Joining the Dots: Relationships, A Transformative Power
In this Joining the Dots piece, Thomas Neumark shares his learning about relationships from a personal as well as a professional perspective. …
Joining the Dots: The Measurement Challenge
In this Joining the Dots blog series, Immy Robinson – Research and Innovation Lead at Shift – explores some of the knotty …
Joining the Dots: Tending the Spaces
In this Joining the Dots blog series, Michael Little reminds us that relationships are hard won, not always positive, and inevitably influenced …
Joining the Dots: We can do this, we’re doing it now
In this Joining the Dots blog, Shift board member and community worker David Robinson shows what a relational approach looks …
Joining the Dots: Relationships in the Workplace
In this Joining the Dots blog series, Rufus Olins reflects on the importance of data in making the case for a more …
Joining the Dots: Together We Create Community
In this Joining the Dots blog series, Iona Lawrence offers a personal reflection on what relationships mean to her. Iona was the founding …
Case Study: Amplify NI
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: COOK
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
An ‘equation’ for relationship-centred design
Over the past few months, we’ve been developing a bank of case studies which, we think, demonstrate relationship-centred design in …
Joining the Dots: A Common Field
The Relationships Project is working with others on sharing and discussing ideas. We hope this work will ultimately help to …
Case Study: The Frome Model of Enhanced Primary Care
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Big Lunch & Great Get Together
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: GoodGym
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Migrateful
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Grow Well Cardiff
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: Timpson
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …