Despite all the challenges of 2021 we were kept very busy with a whole range of projects that brought together businesses and non-profits in super interesting and mutually beneficial ways – in the virtual world to boot. Our Social Insight work was a big feature throughout. Read more >
We’ve created a series of podcasts on topics including mental health, dementia and digital capability for a network of 4,000 financial advisors, but they are freely available for anyone to listen to. Read more >
We are pleased to announce that the Outside In Project will be back in 2022 – we will once more be bringing together twelve businesses from different sectors to learn about and act upon some of the most important issues in society for the benefit of their customers, colleagues and communities.Read more >
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We brought together people from Royal London, Santander and Nationwide, and their respective charity partners – Turn2us, Alzheimer’s Society and Shelter – to discuss what makes a partnership truly strategic and the keys to making partnerships really effective.
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On this VulnerabilityMatters podcast, Chris Fitch brings together an expert panel to explain just what an ‘expert by experience’ is, how organisations select which experts and charities to work with, and how this engagement can improve outcomes for vulnerable customers.
Jan is one of the speakers, focusing on the difference between market research and using lived experience, the case for working with lived experts and the ‘golden rules’ of doing so, amongst other topics.Read more >
In the UK the population is ageing. Currently, there are almost 12 million people aged 65 and over (18% of the population) and numbers in this age group are expected to grow by more than 40% within 20 years.
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This week we have launched the Outside In Project, a brand new way for people in businesses to reach beyond their corporate walls in order to understand and act upon the most important issues for their colleagues, customers and communities.
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Tapping into ‘lived experience’ can support any vulnerable customer strategy and social innovation agenda. But what are the real benefits and how do you do it really well?
In the 2019 State of the Nation report, the Social Mobility Commission declared that in the UK inequality is entrenched “from birth to work”. With the current pandemic leading to higher levels of youth unemployment and the A-Level result problems drawing attention to a large education gap, it is an issue which is quickly rising up the agenda for many businesses. Here are five things businesses across all sectors need to know.
