The problem While Universal Credit claims in 2020 had already increased by 5% since the previous year before COVID-19, the …
Final year design students set brief for brand strategy for our food venture
BA (Hons) Graphic Branding and Identity students at London College of Communications pitched ideas for our Better Everyday Takeaway venture.
Catalyst COVID-19 strategy: building a scalable system for a sector-wide digital response
How, as part of Catalyst, we’re responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Catalyst Digital Teams available to help charities respond to COVID-19
Are you a network of charities in need of digital support? Catalyst Digital Teams offer expertise to help you respond and adapt.
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.
How can we make more collective progress when funding single organisations?
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Case studies: relationship-centred practice
A collection of inspiring examples of relationship-centred practice from across the UK.
Introducing Catalyst Clusters and some big collective ambitions
The Catalyst is a big opportunity to build digital capabilities as networks, fields and ecosystems, not just as individual organisations. Blog by Shift’s CEO Nick Stanhope.
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: 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 …
Introducing the Digital Fund support team
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Shop Digital: Understanding the influence of digital on shopping behaviours
Joining the Dots: Who is helping who? Co-production and professional boundaries within social care services
In this piece Joining The Dots, Nick Andrews discusses the true nature of co production and how good support is founded in, …
Joining the Dots: Time for ‘relationship-centred government’? How about it Mr Johnson?
In this Joining the Dots blog, David Robinson, who leads the Relationships Project, challenges the UK’s new Prime Minister to …
Empowering single parents towards financial resilience: what we’ve learnt so far
In this blog, Partnerships Director (and dad of two) Matt shares what we’ve learnt from working with the charity Gingerbread to support …
Joining the Dots: Digital technology isn’t the enemy of warmth within services
In this Joining the Dots blog, Shift’s CEO (and dad to a 3 year old) Nick Stanhope explores ways in …
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 …
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: 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 …
Gaming to tackle anxiety: what BfB Labs learnt from a low-fi pilot
The team at BfB Labs works to empower young people to improve their mental health by building engaging and effective digital …
Case Study: Supermarkets
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Case Study: START
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
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 …
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 …
VIDEO: Shift’s Development Director on families and food behaviours at #ShopWellEatWell
#ShiftReads: From our bookshelf to yours…
As we head into Spring, the Shift team shares some of the writing that has inspired and challenged us in our …
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 …
Case Study: Appliances Online
As part of our Relationships Project, we’re collating a series of case studies from a range of sectors and contexts …
Feedback on Relationship-Centred Design Considerations: Round 1
Last month, we (the Relationships Project team) shared a first attempt at a set of relationship-centred design considerations with our …
Extending the Circle
Amongst the responses to the previous blog from the Relationships Project (Talking a little, learning a lot), which discussed ‘circles of …
Building the Ecosystem: an alternative to building the next new thing
Roles, collective assets and putting people at the heart of ecosystems. Blog from CEO Nick Stanhope.
Talking a little, learning a lot
As we have been shaping our ideas about relationship centred design we have been talking a little and learning a …
Immersive gaming to tackle anxiety
Commercial Director Duncan and Innovation Lead Manjul address Mindtech 2018 conference.
#61 THE MINDFUL DESIGNER
Our Innovation Director is showcased in Redjotter’s blog profiling leading designers.