The Adaptive Council buff.ly/37GacaW

Commissioning is about more than procurement. Our National Commissioning Academy helps you shape services, partnerships and systems around better outcomes. January 2027 cohort now open. buff.ly/nFbB5zV

How can commissioning for outcomes change children’s services? Join our Islington webinar on 4 November, 13:30–14:30, with Chrissie Gregory, Sharon Davidson and Benjamin P Taylor. buff.ly/f9IQLAe

If a children’s services leadership team agrees to ‘improve outcomes for children’, what has it agreed to do differently? buff.ly/xKNYjs0

Inherited contracts, unclear KPIs or difficult supplier conversations? Our practical Contract Management Development Programme tackles real challenges. Starts 11 November. buff.ly/4DyjJvW

Managing contracts means more than checking compliance. Build the confidence to improve outcomes, supplier relationships and value for money. Our programme starts 11 November. buff.ly/MTP4hxt

‘It was great to hear from other people about their experiences and how to overcome challenges.’ Peer learning is at the heart of the National Commissioning Academy. Join the next cohort this November: buff.ly/gRS3bfK

'Rewiring' needs government to understand what’s happening without imposing destructive order. What would ‘legibility without destruction’ need in practice? buff.ly/RuaqZNh

Our next National Commissioning Academy starts in November. Across five cycles of learning we explore the whole system, citizen outcomes, capability, insight and innovation, commissioning processes, service design and how to convene change. Register: buff.ly/O0xsaAR

Want to become more confident challenging the way we’ve always done things? The National Commissioning Academy combines expert input, action learning and peer challenge to help participants rethink commissioning and drive change. Starts November: buff.ly/gRS3bfK

Commissioners rarely have all the answers inside one organisation. The National Commissioning Academy creates space to learn with people from local government, health, public health, and the wider public service system. Register now: buff.ly/O0xsaAR

How do you move from ‘learning something interesting’ to actually changing what happens? Every National Commissioning Academy participant develops a 100-day plan focused on a pressing challenge in their system or locality. Join our November cohort: buff.ly/O0xsaAR

Regular PSTA facilitator and RedQuadrant consultant, Jon Harvey, has released a new edition of his stories about hope and civic engagement for children. buff.ly/COhafG7

Action. Process. Knowledge. That’s the approach behind the National Commissioning Academy: apply ideas to your priorities, learn collaboratively, and use proven practice to spark new thinking. Our next national cohort begins in November: buff.ly/gRS3bfK

Commissioning increasingly means working across systems rather than within organisational boundaries. The Commissioning Academy helps you explore whole-system design, relationships, citizen outcomes, innovation and practical change. November cohort: buff.ly/O0xsaAR

Associations & Institutions: Two Powerful Operating Systems for Social and Economic Change. Cormac Russell. buff.ly/7aYVz3w

The Neighbourhood That Had No Plan. Mike Chitty buff.ly/Jk9OBdo

Mike Barker, We Cannot Cut Our Way to Prevention. Inside the System. buff.ly/rGKelS3

Benjamin Taylor offering two workshops online (open to all) due to missing #SysPrac26 this week. Systemic consulting: helping without taking over - Wed 30 Sep, 12:15-13:45 Making relational, place-based public services ordinary - Thu 8 Oct, 12:30-14:00 buff.ly/44bmXS8

You don’t need ‘commissioner’ in your job title to join the National Commissioning Academy. If your work involves shaping services, partnerships, systems, markets or outcomes, the programme is designed to be relevant to you. Find out more: link.redquadrant.com/nextaca…

Commissioning across organisational boundaries is difficult. That’s why the Commissioning Academy brings together people from across public services to learn from each other, challenge assumptions and apply new thinking. Join this November: buff.ly/fflMfM7