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A new briefing has just been produced by the Housing Learning and Improvement Network focusing on Building Mutual Support and Social Capital in Retirement Communities. Lots of reference to co-production and some examples that could be transferable within the housing sector and beyond.

Have a look here and do share any thoughts back with the…

An overview of the benefits of co-production, for participants, organisations and practitioners, is now up on the blog. Thanks to all who helped create it. (Barriers come next...boo hiss).

Sorry to post inconsequentially but I'm in a small hot room with 4 fantastic designers who are all coming up with amazing and extraordinary creative ideas for the Co-production Resource and I am so excited that I just had to tell someone!

The designers are Webster from BWA, Tom from Hellotank, and Sean and Emma from EmmaJones.

If we get the funding, this is going to look gorgeous (and function brilliantly).

The C-P Resource project is gathering speed: Questionnaire 2 is analysed and the results are starting to go up on the Resource blog in all their loveliness. Thanks to all who are contributing...keep the info coming!

The Innovation in Giving Fund was launched in September 2011 by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society as part of a £34million package to increase levels of social action.

The first fiftenn projects to be funded are listed is here, http://www.nesta.org.uk/home1/assets/features/innovation_in_giving_fund_makes_first_investments#

Many (but not all) are providing technology…

You can now watch and download the short film co-produced with the brilliant local EXACT group (established by Brian Morgan) and other local Recovery Champions in West Sussex, from our new Recovery webpages. 

Click here to go straight to ‘The role of GPs in the recovery…

The co-production mapping exercise from the London network event in January is now up on Ruth's blog: http://coproductionresource.wordpress.com/draft-contents-1/mapping-the-cp-process/ 

Apologies - it has not been possible to video-link this event to N.Wales colleagues. Very sorry for any disappointment.

This is a brief blog, intended to invite comment from everyone on a potential piece of research work.

During the first year of the co-production network (2009 - 2010), a group of around 30 practitioners met face to face every few months. We worked with that group to try and identify some of the major challenges they faced in 'doing' co-production, and making it more mainstream. Time and time again, one word came up. Evidence. More recently, at a national social care…

Please sign up to the waiting list if you wish to attend. We are looking for ways to increase the places available.

Waiting list bookings via http://allinthistogether.eventbrite.co.uk

Hello everyone

I'm very pleased to make this announcement!

'COMMUNITIES CAN 2012' Conference

2nd May 2012

North Wales Venue to be confirmed

We understand this will be the first Coaching and Co-production conference to be held in Wales and are privileged to confirm Dr Edgar…

The Midlands Co-production Practitioners' Network held its most recent meeting in Coventry, which was hosted by Grapevine. 

The meeting involved

• Clare Wightman showcasing the co-production approach of Grapevine (click to…

A plea for Wales Co-Proders to sign up to the Wales Group so that we can start to make connections; and a reminder about the Cardiff event on 23 Feb. More info + booking link on http://coproductionresource.wordpress.com

Hello

I'm in the process of setting up a Timebank and I thought it could be a good opportunity to share the highs and lows (they are coming) of doing so with interested parties. Along the way I will try to add information and experience around co-production, after all thats the point. 

http://onewhistleonebell.wordpress.com/

James O'Flynn

Mello's Co-production…

Hi All,

The below is a simple equation summing up what co-production means to us at Look Ahead Housing and Care. It was developed by Augusto D. Mello in partnership with Look Ahead. Feel free to use it but make sure you reference Augusto and Look Ahead!

Let me know if you have any questions.

George Garrad

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advance notice of an open meeting in Cardiff on 23 February with a galaxy of stunning speakers including Elke from Governance International, Rosie Farrer (ex-Design Council/NESTA, now at Spice London), Mark Drakeford AM and Paul Thurston of Design Wales. And once we are all inspired by what's possible, we can set up an action group to galvanise others and get co-production to the top of the Welsh participation agenda. Full details follow next week. Do hope you can come. Put it in your…

i've been much taken by the co-production (equal and reciprocal) approach.

imho there are powerful links with public value theory.

here's a coupla' slides which i hope might explain where i'm coming from.

http://www.edinburghcompact.org.uk/downloads/Co-Production_In_Two_Slides.ppt

would really welcome your comments.…

More excitements and almost 500 hits to date on the Co-production Resource blog! Please check it out and let me know your views. http://coproductionresource.wordpress.com

We have had a great sign up for this network event and there are over 20 people coming. Don't forget to register on the Event brite here: http://coproductionevent-london.eventbrite.co.uk/ 

Look forward to seeing you then.