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By Peter Baeck<>Every successful social innovator or movement has succeeded because it has planted the seed of an idea in many minds. (Mulgan, Geoff, Social Innovation, What it is, Why it Matters and how it can be accelerated.  (Mulgan, Geoff, Social Innovation, What it is, Why it Matters and how i</>... more

by John Craig<>Matthew Horne and I attended and helped to facilitate a Cabinet Office event last week with the Permanent Secretaries of key government departments and third sector Chief Executives.  Stephen Bubb from ACEVO gave a version of this presentation.  It reminds us that today the third sec</>... more

by John Craig<>This week, I facillitated a workshop on behalf of the Innovators Council, an independent group of impressive individuals set up by the Cabinet Office to challenge the Government around their support for innovation.  The idea of the workshop was to hear from innovators themselves – fr</>... more

by Alec Patton There’s a really nice, concise blog post on the Nesta Connect blog by Roland Harwood, on barriers to open innovation. Check it out here more

by Claire McEneaneyEver wondered whether The Innovation Unit has been working near you? Well, now you can find out with the launch of a map of all the innovations in our projects. Just click here to view it.<>You can filter the map by project by clicking the project name on the legend. If you click</>... more

by John CraigWe launched a think piece today about the potential of co-operatives and mutuals for public services.  Happily, it has already been picked up by the Guardian and discussed on Radio 4’s Today programme.  You can read the paper here and the press release here.<>The piece argues that supe</>... more