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Further reflections on Workforce Scotland
Today, Anna Fowlie, CEO of SCVO shares her reflections on Workforce Scotland, inspired by last weeks blog by Janet Whitley. Anna chaired the Workforce Scotland Steering Group from 2015-2018. Janet’s thoughtful reflection gave me pause to think back on my…
Workforce Scotland – Where is that ‘kaftan of weirdness’ now?
Janet Whitley, Head of the Workforce Scotland Team at The Scottish Government, shares her reflections on the journey of Workforce Scotland. Very often there are things that happen in our lives that cause us to look back and reflect, reset our priorities…
Exploring Collective Leadership
“Transforming systems is ultimately about transforming relationships among people who shape those systems” Peter Senge We know that we face a number of complex, wicked issues in Scotland, such as poverty, an aging population and climate change, and we know…
Fires, Fishbowls and Faith – A Week of Leading Dangerously
Fires, Fishbowls and Faith – A Week of Leading Dangerously Guest blog from Clare Armstrong, Academy Project Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland. The Health and Social Care Academy is a programme of the Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE)…
Fire Starter Festival in Orkney
As part of Fire Starter Festival, the Scottish Health Council held Voices Scotland workshops across the country. Today’s guest blog is from Gerd Peters, Local Officer at Scottish Health Council Orkney. Under an angry grey sky on an icy January morning…
Fire Starter Festival in Dundee
Guest post by Open Change Intern Barbara Mertlova. Originally posted at http://www.openchange.co.uk The Scotland-wide Fire Starter Festival kicked off on Monday 29 January with a speech made by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in…
Collaborative learning at the Fire Starter Festival 2018
Guest blog from Cat Tabbner, Glasgow Centre for Population Health. This blog was originally published on http://www.gcph.co.uk Cat Tabbner reflects on the launch of Fire Starter Festival 2018 and how it has set her up for the year ahead. It…
The Fire Within
Guest blog by Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo’s Scotland This morning I was lucky enough to attend the launch of Scotland’s Fire Starter Festival: ‘a series of collaborative learning events, illuminating creative, disruptive and innovative ways in which we…
The Silent Launch – First Speaker Announced!
The first of our series of speakers at The Silent Launch has been revealed! We are proud to announce that we will be joined by Jo Horton, Program Manager at Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program & Director of Go Jo. Currently…