WHAT IF THE
CENTRE WAS
RUN BY THE
EDGE?
WHAT IF THE
CENTRE WAS
RUN BY THE
EDGE?
WHAT IF THE
CENTRE WAS
RUN BY THE
EDGE?
SYSTEM UNDER STRAIN
Across the world,
the institutions at the centre of
public life are struggling. Trust has
collapsed, fiscal pressures are
mounting, the state is out of sync
with our times. It can feel like the
old system is dying.
SYSTEM UNDER STRAIN
Across the world,
the institutions at the centre of
public life are struggling. Trust has
collapsed, fiscal pressures are
mounting, the state is out of sync
with our times. It can feel like the
old system is dying.
ENERGY AT EDGES
Yet there is energy all around the
edges of the public sector and civic
sphere. Turbulent times have
produced a dizzying array of
alternatives - relational services,
deliberative democracy, regenerative
economics, experiments in civic
renewal. A new settlement
is emerging.
ENERGY AT EDGES
Yet there is energy all around the edges of the public sector and civic sphere. Turbulent times have produced a dizzying array of alternatives - relational services, deliberative democracy, regenerative economics, experiments in civic renewal. A new settlement is emerging.
FRICTION AND RESISTANCE
How does the centre relate to the edge?
Too often, the answer is not at all, or with
scepticism - or even hostility. What could
be a process of renewal becomes a story
of friction and frustration. Local
zpiecing together funding. Outmoded views
- and processes, like procurement, or
evaluation - clash with new approaches.
The system blocks its own renewal.
FRICTION AND RESISTANCE
How does the centre relate to the edge?
Too often, the answer is not at all, or with
scepticism - or even hostility. What could
be a process of renewal becomes a story
of friction and frustration. Local
zpiecing together funding. Outmoded views
- and processes, like procurement, or
evaluation - clash with new approaches.
The system blocks its own renewal.
FRICTION AND RESISTANCE
How does the centre relate to the edge? Too often, the answer is not at all, or with scepticism - or even hostility. What could be a process of renewal becomes a story of friction and frustration. Local piecing together funding. Outmoded views and processes, like procurement, or evaluation - clash with new approaches. The system blocks its own renewal.
FLIP THE SYSTEM
What would it take to flip this?
To run the centre for the edge - spreading its energy, fertilising innovation with funding, backing people, and trusting them. Listening and learning, being attuned to what the edges need.
FLIP THE SYSTEM
What would it take to flip this?
To run the centre for the edge - spreading its energy, fertilising innovation with funding, backing people, and trusting them. Listening and learning, being attuned to what the edges need.
An initiative to help public sector leaders support and spread promising alternatives. You can read more about our work here.
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An initiative to help public sector leaders support and spread promising alternatives. You can read more about our work here.
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An initiative to help public sector leaders support and spread promising alternatives. You can read more about our work here.
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