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We have added @bluesky as a new way of keeping up to date with our UK work.
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NEW BLOG: Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand becomes @thirdstoryorg 💫
Our joint statement shares the decision of our two organisations to separate, and reflects on our proud shared history. Read more here ➡️ innovationunit.org/thoughts/…
BIG NEWS 📣 As of today, our Australia New Zealand team are now called ThirdStory!
After 10 years, this isn’t goodbye though - we will continue to find new ways to collaborate, partner and grow 🧡
🌿 Join them on their new chapter at @thirdstoryorg and ThirdStory.org
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Great to hear Tabz O’Brien from @greatermcr talking about evidencing the impact of community power, supported by the @Innovation_Unit
Scan the QR code for more info, or find here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lwq…
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We're proud to announce the release of the Youth Voice Innovation Storybook 📣
#SportEngland, in collaboration with @Innovation_Unit, have created the new storybook on embedding youth voice, and includes:
🔧 Practical tools
📝 Activities
💡 Top tips for meaningful co-design
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What will it take to shift to a neighbourhood health model?
Our latest blog explores the new NHS England Neighbourhood Health Guidelines.
Find out more on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/innovationu…
As a Supporter of @health_equals , we are calling for a cross-government health inequalities strategy that puts health at the heart of government.
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Last week our CEO @sarahgillinson spoke at the launch of Southwark 2030 🚀
Speaking alongside pioneering community organisations, Sarah shared learning from #GoodLivesGM, our strategic partnership with @greatermcr
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#GoodLivesGM empowers leaders, practitioners & communities to work across sectors & places towards big, shared goals 🎯
We look forward to learning from @lb_southwark & partners as they bring Southwark 2030 to life.
Learn more about #GoodLivesGM⤵️
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We are celebrating! 🎉
We are proud to have been named one of the UK’s leading consultants of 2025 in the public and social care sector by the Financial Times & Statista, for the third consecutive year.
Read more about our impact 🎯⤵️
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How do we shift systems to create genuine change for residents in a place?
Our new framework breaks it down into 3 steps:
🔍 Starting with culture
📣 Realising agency
🚀 Growing power
Does this resonate with you? Take a look at our framework: innovationunit.org/growing-n…
“North Yorkshire’s use of family finding and family seeing as part of its
safeguarding practice is very strong …”
In December 2024, our @MatthewHorne01 submitted evidence to the Education Committee, sharing expertise and learning we have gathered over the past 15 years.
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We work with partners to develop #ChildrensSocialCare innovations like @northyorksc's ‘No Wrong Door’, which
💰 Avoided costs
🚀 Improved outcomes for young people
👥 Reduce the number of young people coming into care
Find out more:
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While we can’t #changethedate for Australia, we can change it for ourselves!
Our Australian team is able to swap the January 26 public holiday for another day - a small but important part of our commitment to equity and self-determination for First Nations peoples.
This week we came together to deepen our thinking about what it takes to reduce inequalities⚖️
Supported by our Race Action Team we thought about our relationships to inequalities & how we can deepen our work to tackle systemic inequalities.
Read more: buff.ly/3EiBRRY
“We have seen increased spend in children’s social care, but cuts to early help services at a local level...”
In December 2024, our @MatthewHorne01 submitted evidence to the Education Committee on the realities of funding complexities for the children’s social care system.
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At Innovation Unit, we have spent 15 years supporting innovations that
🏠 Reduce the number of children coming into care
🚀Improve outcomes for young people
💰Reduce costs
Read more about our work with #ChildrensSocialCare and how we can support you:
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How can we support partners to solve today’s urgent problems while growing sustainable solutions for the future?
Our framework breaks it down into 3 steps:
👥Start with culture
💡Realise agency
🌱Grow power
Take a look at our framework: innovationunit.org/growing-n…
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Keren's summer reading recommendation, 'The Whole Learner' by Young and Resilient Research Centre, challenges us to think beyond academic results and embrace education systems that recognise the whole self of young people.
Read it now at learningcreates.org.au/wp-co…
