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@aglaird speaks with Jules Hiller on the latest episode of the podcast. Jules is an inspiring CEO who took over the leadership of @PauseOrg from the founder @SophieHumphrey5 and has really put her own stamp on the organisation. Another inspiring lady! radical-reformers.com/episod…

Our podcast host @aglaird has been asked By Baroness Philippa Stroud to be a Commissioner on the newly launched #PovertyStrategyCommission - see more below.

2/2 We talk about the Juno Project, a Liverpool initiative challenging the children’s residential care market, which is plagued with private providers charging huge sums, placing children and young people far from their communities and generally delivering poor outcomes.

1/2 @aglaird speaks with @SophieClarke85, Director of @Capacity_UK - they are about making public services “people services”. Sophie explains what that means (and in particular the importance of relationships) better than anyone I’ve ever spoken to. radical-reformers.com/episod…

3/3 We talk about social impact bonds and outcomes-based commissioning and how these mechanisms help focus services on the ultimate outcome you are trying to achieve rather than the process. Many contractual arrangements are limiting in terms of being able to try new things.

2/3 Now before you conclude that this will all be about financing mechanisms – there is a little on that – but what the conversation is really about is how to encourage and support innovation in public services.

1/3 In this latest episode @aglaird speaks with @MilaLukic, the Chief Executive and co-founder of @BridgesOutcomes, a social enterprise operating in the social investment space. It will be fascinating for anyone interested in public service innovation. radical-reformers.com/episod…

4/4 @nicktemple1 is Chief Executive of @TheSocialInvest. Social Investment can play a big enabling role in public services. We get into some detail on how it can support new ideas and how government can encourage (and fund) early stages of innovation. radical-reformers.com/episod…

3/4 @ce_pickles is Director of the @reformthinktank. We discuss radical devolution of funding and accountability in health and care and how it should be ok for different areas to do different things based on what they need. radical-reformers.com/episod…

2/4 @wright_catch22 is the outgoing Chief Executive of @Catch22. He is a maverick thinker (and doer) who is determined to make public services work better and achieve better outcomes for vulnerable people. radical-reformers.com/episod…

1/4 Encouraging innovation in public service delivery has never been more important – just keeping doing what we are doing will not be affordable or effective. We wanted to share three recent episodes where host @aglaird focuses on challenging the status quo.

3/3 We also talk about how organisations should not be “seduced by revenue”. There are healthier things to focus on! I also continue my quest to find answers on how radical innovation in public services can be funded. Thanks for an amazing conversation @wright_catch22!

2/3 The system is not always designed to encourage (or even tolerate) radical new ideas and Chris shares his thoughts on how that can be changed, including a need to challenge the “bureaucratic mindset” and create space for radical thinking and a tolerance for failure.

This episode @aglaird speaks to @wright_catch22, outgoing Chief Executive of @Catch22. Chris is a maverick thinker (and doer!) who is determined to challenge the way public services are commissioned and delivered. He doesn't hold back! radical-reformers.com/episod…

3/3 I am particularly interested in how we can encourage radical ideas in public services, so Nick and I get into some detail on how social investors can support new ideas and the role of government in encouraging (and funding) the early stages of the innovation journey.

2/3 As well as a general discussion about the work of the Social Investment Business and the state of the social investment sector, we talk about how social investment can be structured and I ask what exactly a Social Impact Bond is?