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Jul 30, 20211 min read

Case Study: nurtureUK

Client: nurtureuk Date: June-July 2021 Challenges faced by the client: nurtureuk is a charity dedicated to improving the mental health...

John O'Brien joins Mutual Ventures as strategic advisor

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Jul 7, 20211 min read

John O'Brien joins Mutual Ventures as strategic advisor

We are delighted to announce that former London Councils Chief Executive, John O’Brien, is to join our team as a Strategic Advisor. John...

Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application

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Jun 29, 20213 min read

Case study: West Lindsey District Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 1 bid application

Client: West Lindsey District Council Date: April – June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: West Lindsey District Council (WLDC) has...

Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

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Jun 29, 20212 min read

Case Study: Ealing Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

Client: Ealing Borough Council Date: June 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Ealing Borough Council (the Council) saw the Levelling Up...

Case Study: Newham Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

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Jun 29, 20213 min read

Case Study: Newham Borough Council Levelling Up Fund

Client: London Borough of Newham Date: May 2021 - July 2021 Challenges faced by the client: Newham Council (the Council) saw the...

Jordan Binedell

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Jordan Binedell: I’ve learnt that… transformation is how you work with and win people round

Jordan’s reflection: I’ve learnt that transformation is not a technical exercise – it’s the engagement of the hearts and minds of all the...

Alissa Davies

Mar 22, 20212 min read

Alissa Davies: I’ve learnt that… strategy should never lose sight of the people using the service

Alissa’s reflection: I have learnt that when designing strategies, you should never lose sight of the people using public services. I’ve...

What public services can learn from other responses to the pandemic

Emmet Regan

Mar 16, 20213 min read

What public services can learn from other responses to the pandemic

Emmet Regan argues that the experience of COVID-19 has demonstrated that and that public services have lots to learn from other sectors....

Agata Miśkowiec

Mar 5, 20212 min read

Agata Miśkowiec: I’ve learnt that… it is important to bold and visionary, even in times of crisis

Agata’s reflection: During my time with MV, I have been privileged to work with some of the most inspirational public sector leaders I...

John Copps

Mar 1, 20212 min read

John Copps: I’ve learnt that… place should be at the centre of how we organise public services

John’s reflection: I’ve learnt how we all are attached to the place we live, and that this insight should be at the centre of how we...

Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue

John Copps

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue

John Copps welcomes the emphasis on ‘place’ in NHS England’s plans for health system reform, and argues that the balance of power should...

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

John Copps

Dec 17, 20204 min read

Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021

After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...

Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?

Emmet Regan

Dec 16, 20203 min read

Can the Levelling Up Fund help reset councils’ relationship with Whitehall?

With relations between central and local government fraught, Emmet Regan asks whether the Levelling Up Fund provides an opportunity to...

The success of local authority companies relies on effective governance

John Copps

Dec 7, 20203 min read

The success of local authority companies relies on effective governance

Council-owned companies have a valuable role in local government but clarity over their purpose and governance is vital argues MV’s John...

Front-line autonomy in public services is vital to keep pace with COVID-19

Michael Wyatt

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Front-line autonomy in public services is vital to keep pace with COVID-19

Michael Wyatt argues that public sector leaders have a responsibility to empower front-line staff to make decisions to best cope with the...

To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti

Alissa Davies

Oct 20, 20205 min read

To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti

Alissa Davies reflects on a decade working with local government, and why it is uniquely placed to lead us through the current and future...

Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better

Andrew Laird

Oct 16, 20202 min read

Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better

Catch up on our webinar where we consider strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis with a focus on how to build back better. The...

“Building back better”: easy to say, harder to achieve

Agata Miśkowiec

Oct 13, 20203 min read

“Building back better”: easy to say, harder to achieve

Agata Miśkowiec and Alissa Davies reflect on how local authorities can recover from the COVID-19 crisis and what is means to ‘build back...

Public Services must put strengths-based approaches at the centre if they are going to recover from

Laura Power Wharton

Oct 6, 20203 min read

Public Services must put strengths-based approaches at the centre if they are going to recover from

Laura Power-Wharton argues that we need to put relationships at the heart of our public services, and shift our focus to seeing...

Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council

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Sep 30, 20202 min read

Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council

Client: Bury Council Date: March 2020 - September 2020 Support offered: We were originally commissioned pre-Covid-19 to support the...

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