Radical Reformers ep.92: Convening Leadership with Kate Josephs, Chief Executive, Sheffield City Council
This week, I'm joined by Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council. Kate is a former Senior Civil Servant in Whitehall who...
Andrew Laird
Mar 201 min read
Case Study: South Ayrshire Radical Place Leadership
Client: South Ayrshire Council Date: August 2024 to January 2025 Challenges faced by the client: South Ayrshire’s Radical Place...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 123 min read
Watch now: Leading the Way - women in public service leadership
As part of our celebration of International Women’s Day 2025, we held this exciting virtual event to discuss the importance and impact of...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 72 min read
Watch now: Local Government Reorganisation - priorities and next steps for district councils
This free webinar supported district councils to consider the critical next steps in their Local Government Reorganisation journeys. We...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 52 min read
Radical Reformers ep.87: The Devolution White Paper with Arianna Giovannini, Former Director and Associate Fellow at IPPR North
In our latest episode of Radical Reformers, I get into the detail of the English Devolution White Paper with the local government expert,...
Andrew Laird
Jan 231 min read
Case study: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Levelling Up Fund Implementation Support
Client:Â Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Date :Â March 2023 to present Challenges faced by the client: Staffordshire Moorlands...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 103 min read
Case study: CCIN Artificial Intelligence Guidance Framework
Client: Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network (CCIN) Date: August to December 2024  Challenges faced by the client: Councils across...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 62 min read
Case Study: Brent Radical Place Leadership
Client : Brent Council Date : August 2024 – January 2025 Challenges faced by the client: Brent is a vibrant borough in north-west London,...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 34 min read
Case study: Gedling Council - Greater Carlton Long Term Plan for Towns
Client:Â Gedling Borough Council Date : Â June - November 2024 Challenges faced by the client: Following notification that Carlton had...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Public services must welcome partnership and prevention
Social care is pointing the way towards the use of working in partnership to deliver public services that prevent crisis by focusing on...
Emmet Regan
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Budget creates a window of opportunity for Radical Place Leadership
The Local Government Association has welcomed the Chancellor’s additional £1.3 billion for councils for the next financial year, which...
Andrew Laird
Nov 14, 20244 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Achieving inclusive local growth - the role of District and Borough Councils
Catch up on our on-demand webinar Achieving inclusive growth - the role of District and Borough Councils , held on Tuesday 29th October...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 31, 20241 min read
Silos, Bubbles and Radical Place Leadership
At Mutual Ventures, we talk about Radical Place Leadership. It can seem quite a nebulous concept. Andrew Laird says that when you boil it...
Andrew Laird
Oct 29, 20244 min read
Creating the conditions for inclusive growth - what can we expect in the Budget
Mark Bandalli and Sally Dickens consider some of the levers available to the new government to ensure economic growth in inclusive and...
Mark Bandalli
Oct 28, 20243 min read
What is Radical Place Leadership?
In this short video explainer, MV's Chief Executive Andrew Laird breaks down the concept of Radical Place Leadership - what is, at its...
Andrew Laird
Oct 25, 20241 min read
Radical Reformers ep.83: Violence Reduction with Martin P Griffiths, CBE, Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Director of Violence Reduction at NHS London
In this episode of Radical Reformers, I welcomed Martin P Griffiths, CBE, Trauma Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Director...
Andrew Laird
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership: Getting the governance and accountability right
Catch up on our live webinar Radical Place Leadership: Getting the governance and accountability right , held on Tuesday 15th October...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Supporting health needs to get people back to work - MV welcomes the launch of WorkWell pilots
MV welcomes the launch of 15 new WorkWell services, supporting people to get back to work. Today sees the launch of 15 new local services...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 1, 20242 min read
The role of Place Leadership in building community resilience
Yvonne Reinhardt argues that radically different, place-based approaches to public service delivery can help improve the resilience of...
Yvonne Reinhardt
Sep 10, 20243 min read
How empowering local actors leads to innovation, partnerships and accelerated growth
Sally Dickens reflects on her experiences as a local government Economic Development and Regeneration Manager, and argues that central...
Sally Dickens
Aug 29, 20243 min read