Thoughts In Progress
Thoughts In Progress (TIPS) is an informal place to communicate our ideas and thinking. Themes range from education to criminal justice, health to social innovation. Contributions will be made by Young Foundation staff and fellows. Subscribe via RSS.
Tips
Social innovation- who is it for?
While social innovation can solve many social ills, more thinking needs to be done on how to connect the benefits of social innovation with a greater and more diverse consumer base.
The birth of the relational state
Are we seeing a shift from a production or delivery state to a relational state? From a state that does things to or for people to one that does things with them?
The Young Foundation's 12 economies framework
The Young Foundation has developed an economies and efficiencies framework for public sector organisations.
Working Papers
Financing social value: implementing Social Impact Bonds
In this new working paper, the Young Foundation argues that stronger links between finance and future social outcomes are desirable and attainable. PM Gordon Brown also mentioned social impact bonds in his Smarter Government speech.
Metropolitan metrics: Measuring and comparing London's success
The London collaborative has been working with network members and policy officers to help test and develop thinking on the benefits, use and focus of a set of London-wide measures of success.
Local 2.0?
Through our work on neighbourhoods and community empowerment, the role of online social networking and other 'web 2.0' applications at the very local level has emerged as something that needs more exploration.
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