Point of view ·
Commissioning beyond the cycle
Most commissioning problems are not caused by people forgetting a process. They are produced by the conditions in which the process is being used.
ReadIdeas tested against work
Insights and resources
Practical notes, cases and tools for people working on commissioning, transformation and public service systems.
Use it, question it, bring back evidence
The archive should do more than announce programmes. It should give alumni, partners and prospective participants material they can use in a meeting, workshop or live piece of work.
Learning design ·
Learning changes when the challenge is live
Public service development works differently when participants are accountable for doing something with the learning while the programme is still running.
ReadTool note ·
What a Compass is for
A Compass should not tell you where every organisation must go. It should help people see where they are, compare bearings and choose a next move.
ReadCase study ·
Somerset: an academy as part of the system
Somerset used academy cohorts, live projects and cross-system relationships to support integrated health and social care change.
ReadWhat moved from the former site
We kept current programme detail, Commissioning Academy participant evidence, the Compass tools, and evergreen case material that still helps people act. Time-expired announcements and duplicated archive pages were not carried forward.