Reports and publications
The potential for neighbourhood involvement in the design and delivery of public services
5 July 2006 | Authors:
This report discusses the potential for communities to play a significant role in designing, planning and delivering local public services. Improving the quality of local public services is a high priority for government. It has recognised that poor quality services
The Open Book of Social Innovation
1 March 2010 | Authors: Geoff Mulgan, Robin Murray,
With input from hundreds of organisations, this publication explores the methods and tools for innovation being used across the world and across the different sectors.
The NHS and Civil Society – The Young Foundation and Health
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
We believe that the NHS needs to access the strengths of civil society to do its job in the 21st century. To cope with the changing disease burden and growing financial pressures, the NHS needs to take advantage of the
The Meaning of the Jubilee
18 June 2002 | Authors:
Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.1 – June 2002 In February 2002, there was a newspaper story about the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. It recalled that in London in 1952, hearing of George VI’s
The London Collaborative: State of Play
1 June 2008 | Authors:
The London Collaborative was an ambitious programme designed to improve the capacity of London’s public sector to work across boundaries of place, profession and organisation in order to meet future challenges facing the capital. This publication provides an overview of
The Leys
1 July 2009 | Authors:
In May 2009, The Young Foundation was asked by The Wates Foundation to look into previous attempts at regeneration and priorities for the Leys estate in Oxfordshire. In July we presented our findings to The Wates Foundation.
The Grandmother Project – Towards a New Partnership between family and state
18 May 2004 | Authors:
Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.7 – May 2004 As one of the activities to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Institute of Community Studies (now The Young Foundation), this paper was published to propose the launch of ‘The
The End of Regeneration? Improving what matters on small housing estates
1 April 2010 | Authors: Corinne Cordes, Dick Muskett, Mandeep Hothi, Saffron Woodcraft,
This toolkit aims to encourage local authorities, housing associations and other public agencies to think differently about how to break the cycle of entrenched poverty and disadvantage on small housing estates. The ideas, approaches and lessons in this toolkit are
The Covid decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of Covid-19.
7 April 2021 | Authors:
The Institute of Community Studies is delighted to have contributed to The British Academy’s timely evidence review to understand the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19. It makes sobering reading for any who thought the end of the pandemic would see
The Collaborative City: Working together to shape London’s future
1 March 2008 | Authors:
The London Collaborative was a partnership led by the Young Foundation, in association with the Office for Public Management (OPM) and Common Purpose. The report was designed to stimulate future thinking among all of us who care about London’s future
The Collaborative City: Future Trends
1 March 2008 | Authors:
This report on Future Trends accompanies the main London Collaborative report “The Collaborative City” and offers an analysis of more than 50 studies about the future of London. The London Collaborative was a partnership led by the Young Foundation, in
The Collaborative City – Future Scenarios
1 March 2008 | Authors:
The London Collaborative was an ambitious programme designed to improve the capacity of London’s public sector to work across boundaries of place, profession and organisation in order to meet future challenges facing the capital. This report accompanied the launch report