On 12/07, we're hosting a gathering for anyone passionate-or even just intrigued-about the importance of relationships. There'll be games, breakouts & conversations galore. And, of course, the chance to build lots of new relationships. More info & RSVP 👉relationshipsproject.org/connect/

The 9th & final story in the Case Maker focuses on palliative care, with brilliant input from Sarah Yardley & Saskie Dorman. Full of candour, home truths & hope, it really is an excellent read Read or listen to the full story👉relationshipsproject.org/project/nhs-pa…

A growing evidence base shows the importance of social relationships, trust & collective intelligence for enabling change. Sam Rye describes "relational infrastructure", the web of human relationships & ways of being that enable us to work together & make change possible. Three

At the end of this week, 120 of us will be gathering in Birmingham to explore how we can change our permissions to put relationships first. We've got some fun activities planned and a team of helpers to get us set up 🤩

How can we put relationships at the heart of our health system? If you're in East London why not join Sarah Yardley for what will doubtless be a fascinating exploration 👇

On Friday, 120 of us gathered together in Birmingham to explore how we can change our permissions to put relationships first. Thank you so much to everyone who came along and helped make the day so inspiring, relational, wide-ranging and hopeful 🙏

Here's a thing I wrote about #relationships in the education sector - with many thanks to The Relationships Project and Jonathan Black! reachfoundation.uk/insights

10 tips for working with new govts 1 Amass evidence 2 Be creative 3 Consider 2nd bounce 4 Get inside 5 Innovate 6 Build support in depth & breadth 7 Bring matching resources 8 Build varied partnerships 9 Be frank about the scale of change 10 Build together relationshipsproject.org/ten-top-tips-f…

Timpson was one of the first relationship-centred organisations we wrote a case study about. Great to see James Timpson taking messages of kindness, care and trust into the House of Lords relationshipsproject.org/project/timpso…

💥PERMISSIONS GAME💥 Every community & org is shaped by norms, assumptions & rules. Interrogating them is an important 1st step to unlocking the permissions to work relationally Gather your team, download the pack and press play! relationshipsproject.org/permissions-ga…

What if this century we put as much effort into building the state's relational capacity as we put into building its technocratic capacity in the twentieth century?renewal.org.uk/a-new-how-what…

A word to my friends: Behaviour is bad, people aren’t. Hatred thrives on derision and contempt. It is beaten by respect, by listening, kindness, and patient conversation.

💌Letter from Bham💌 On 12/7 120 of us gathered in Bham. Reflections👉relationshipsproject.org/a-letter-from-… Now, more than ever, despair is hard to ignore. But the no1 lesson from Brum was a simple one: we are not alone in our efforts to build a better world by building better relationships

that conversations is coming to London. Join them on 5th September to deepen your connection with a friend, family member of partner through the power of great conversation. 🎫eventbrite.co.uk/e/that-convers…

Everything works better when relationships work well The Relationships Project relationshipsproject.org/project/nhs-pa… Thanks to Kate Cochrane NHS Highland for sharing this after our discussion about resilience planning for palliative and end of life care in Highland.

👋How to say a beautiful ‘hello’ – inspired by philosophy from non-English speaking cultures👋 theconversation.com/how-to-say-a-b…

After the riots This paper by Together British Future Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network offers a useful analysis of the recent riots, uncovering longer-term trends that underpinned the violent outbreaks. Now, more than ever, we need to be building bridges, not walls belongnetwork.co.uk/resources/afte…

Communities with high levels of connectivity are better able to respond to adversity. Disaster recovery, conflict transformation & community development are stages in the lifecycle of any community & must be woven together in our practice, policy & thinking After Disasters Network