Great to see so many people enjoying the Sheffield Print Fair @SheffMuseums

Good evening Sheffield

So sad. She was one of the first politicians I met. At a climate conference in 2006 when she was Deputy Mayor. She was passionate and knowledgeable and gracious enough to speak with me, a teenage youth delegate. When business was done, we danced - she also knew how to party!

@WiganCouncil look to build on 'The Deal' as they embark on a new era of change. Chief Exec @AlisonMc_F and @CollaborateCIC boss @annarandle explain. themj.co.uk/charting-a-new-e…

Violence is not protest. Hatred has no place in South Yorkshire. The best - indeed the only - response to the heartbreaking attack in Southport, and the violence we’ve seen across the country, is to redouble our efforts to look out for and after each other. That is who we are.

I know this continues to be a worrying time. Please look after each other. Let us send a clear message – Sheffield is a City of Sanctuary and we are stronger together. 3/3

What a legend! #Sheffield

Yes Bryony, you flipping did it!! 🥇 #Paris2024

Good evening Sheffield 🍻🌳😎

Today we’ve brought the @SheffGrandPrix cycle race back into @sheffcitycentre. A community ride kicked off the event, followed by youth, regional, and elite races as part of @BritishCycling’s National Circuit Race series. Great to join in the fun with @elledodd and @norris_for 🚴‍♂️

I'd just started working in the FCO when the last Labour government lost in 2010. Today I'm pinching myself that this has really happened.

Elle Dodd @CollaborateCIC says the need for more collaborative public services features in Labour’s missions, and she looks at how to make it work. themj.co.uk/Moving-away-from…

Great piece from @CollaborateCIC's @elledodd about the collaborative skills needed to deliver mission-based approaches - and how you can learn them!!

🚀Are you eager to develop yourself & your practice, prepared to think differently, & seeking a network of like-minded peers? Join our new programme to explore how collaborative leadership can help you lead change from wherever you stand in your system.⬇️ collaboratecic.com/collabora…

Making change happen across a system of different organisations & groups is different to managing change within a single organisation. @CollaborateCIC is a great source for approaches to system change. They use the term "system activist" rather than "system leader", as mobilising for change in a system doesn't always need formal power. They say that becoming a system activist requires a fundamental change in the way we think & feel about our work & our own role in it. They suggest seven shifts that system activists make: 1) From Organisations to Outcomes: They know that collaboration beyond the boundaries of their role/organisation is needed to improve outcomes. 2) From Management to Mobilisation: They recognise that they can't rely only on the formal authority of their role & need to build informal authority to influence & generate action by others. 3) From Me to We: They know that their perspective on the challenge & its possible solutions, is partial & limited. 4) From Expert to Explorer: They navigate through uncertainty & adopt a learning approach, guiding others through that. 5) From Delivery to Co-creation: They recognise that disagreement is inevitable & have the ability to harness it productively; they distribute power & put people with lived experience at the heart of decision-making. 6) From Expectations to Agency: They recognise that the patterns, rules & behaviours that have sustained the systems’ old ways of functioning may also need to change. 7) From Head to Heart: System activists recognise that they are a part of the system they are trying to change & they need to change as much as everyone else. collaboratecic.com/insights-…. Via @annarandle

"Working in collaboration with different actors across sectors requires different tools, behaviours and mindsets than those many people have learned to manage change in a single organisation." cc @elledodd collaboratecic.com/insights-…

Delighted to be launching this cross-sector leadership programme As we confront the legacies of austerity and covid, and the impacts of inflation, inequality & the climate crisis, there is a need for leadership by those who can partner to tackle the challenges we face together

Devastating. One of those organisations you assume will be around forever. I'm proud to have been a trustee back in the day and to have supported other young people to get involved. Hope there's an opportunity to celebrate all it achieved and find ways to continue its mission.

The British Youth Council is sad to announce its permanent closure after more than 75 years of championing the voices of young people. bit.ly/3Pvpyoe