Hilary Cottam – P2P Foundation https://blog.p2pfoundation.net Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:20:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 62076519 Book of the Day – Radical Help: How We Can Remake the Relationships Between Us and Revolutionise the Welfare State https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/book-of-the-day-radical-help-how-we-can-remake-the-relationships-between-us-and-revolutionise-the-welfare-state/2018/11/12 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/book-of-the-day-radical-help-how-we-can-remake-the-relationships-between-us-and-revolutionise-the-welfare-state/2018/11/12#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=73372 About Hilary Cottam, Kate Raworth writes, “her work is all about how the welfare state can become a partner state that empowers people by putting human relationships (and local commons) at the heart of their services. She is a designer focused on social change, and creates a series of locally based initiatives that are effectively... Continue reading →

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Radical Help is about new ways of organising living and growing that have been developed with communities across Britain.

Hilary Cottam. photo by Charlie Hopkinson ©

The British welfare state transformed our lives. The model was emulated globally, setting the template for the ways we think about social change across the world. But this once brilliant innovation can no longer help us face the challenges of today.

Radical Help argues that our 20th century system is beyond reform and suggests a new model for this century: ways of supporting the young and the old, those who are unwell and those who seek good work At the heart of this new way of working is human connection. When people feel supported by strong human relationships change happens. And when we design new systems that make this sort of collaboration feel simple and easy people want to join in.

The vision is big but Radical Help is a practical book. It shows how we can make change and how we can make a transition now towards a new system that can take care of everyone.

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Book image: Virago/Little Brown

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]]> Robin Murray’s life and work has been celebrated recently in London at an RSA event that Awarded him the Albert Medal for social innovation and co-operative change. The tributes by Ed Mayo and others at the Award ceremony are wonderful and on this riveting video followed up by tributes from the floor. The following text is republished from the RSA’s website.

About the event

The 2017 Albert Medal is awarded posthumously to Robin Murray for pioneering work in social innovation.

As an industrial and environmental economist, Murray was active and influential across several fields, from cooperatives to energy system innovation. He was deeply committed to a democratic, creative and collaborative response to economic and technological change and developed pioneering economic programmes in local, regional and national governments.

In this Albert Medal event, we will hear from close collaborators Geoff Mulgan, Hilary Cottam and Ed Mayo who will offer insights into Murray’s work, and explore how it has inspired and informed a wide range of policy debate and development around the social innovation movement.

The Albert Medal is awarded for innovation in the fields of creativity, commerce and social improvement. This year’s event is organised with Nesta.

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