Sharing highlights from our story of 2024 Towards the end of 2024 we shared the Just Ideas’ Review of 2024. You can read the full review here. Here we highlight one of the projects we worked on in 2024 which showcases the use of graphics and the creation of a ‘project on a page’ image […]
Flexible, resourceful teams… …thinking creatively and building relationships For us, the standout theme of the past three months is the energy, flexibility and creativity we’re seeing in our teams of Just Ideas’ associates. Working with challenging systems and sensitive subject matter, they’ve shown remarkable teamwork, initiative and resourcefulness. We’d like to say a huge thank […]
We are delighted that funding has been confirmed – and planning is well underway – for the 2024 Reading Schools’ Climate Conference. Our 11th local conference with InterClimate Network, this has become an annual fixture in the Reading calendar, with the Just Ideas team organising and facilitating the Conference. Reading Climate Conferences feedback 2023 (002) […]
We are delighted to share the publication of three reports for Local Trust, examining the long term impact of their Community Leadership Academy. Richard Usher, our Learning and Evaluation Director, explains the role of Just Ideas in this project: “This piece of work is the result of a long standing Learning and Evaluation role Just […]
Bringing diversity, creativity and lived experience This year, we’ve committed to reflecting on our progress on a regular basis and sharing that with you. Here are our reflections on the work we’re doing in the spring of 2024, highlighting what we’re learning, and recognising with gratitude the contributions of everyone involved. Covid-19 Inquiry – Every […]
Real Community Engagement and Meaningful Participation At Just Ideas, we believe in reflecting on our work and sharing our learning to support future action. Our most recent annual review highlighted how we value and promote the practice of looking at what’s worked well, and why, pooling our collective wisdom and developing principles to help us […]
We are delighted to be working with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) to deliver these workshops next month across Berkshire, engaging communities in developing the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Berkshire. If you’re in Berkshire, please join us at your nearest event – or for the online workshop – and do spread the […]
Empowering Patient Voice: Showcasing our work with NHS England A big part of what Just Ideas do is to grow the voices, confidence and influence of individuals working and volunteering within community engagement roles. This includes delivering training for patient voice representatives – volunteers who share their lived experience – within NHS England. Working with […]
In 2023 our work with InterClimate Network (ICN) has scaled up due to the formation of a team of climate conference associate facilitators. We have worked with ICN to expand the conferences delivered to include a range of formats, hosted by individual schools, as well as in town halls across England. The 10th Reading schools’ […]
We’re delighted to share the publication of ‘Building Community Leadership’ the culmination of work with IVAR as evaluation and learning partners to Local Trust’s Community Leadership Academy (CLA). Learning from the experience of participants and delivery partners over the last three years, the report sheds light on how the CLA supported individuals in communities to […]
