Reports and research
Eyes on the Horizon, Feet on the Ground: A Journey to find Humanitarian Education Outcomes
27 March 2013 | Authors: Gill Allbutt, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert, Tim Sanders,
This cartoon was created as part of the Catalyst Consortium’s report “Noticing the Change.” This report contains an overview of the process and learning undertaken by three youth organisations which agreed to pilot an outcomes approach in their work with
Stimulating and supporting innovation within your organisation & system – Health at The Young Foundation
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
The bedrock of the NHS is currently shifting. The future stage has been set by huge structural changes, a need for massive savings, the necessity of working across partnerships and sectors, all combined with a renewed drive to truly put
The NHS and Civil Society – The Young Foundation and Health
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
We believe that the NHS needs to access the strengths of civil society to do its job in the 21st century. To cope with the changing disease burden and growing financial pressures, the NHS needs to take advantage of the
Data and the patient – The Young Foundation and Health
20 March 2013 | Authors: John Loder, Laura Dosanjh, Sue Nunn,
We believe the major issues facing the NHS cannot be solved without changing the way the NHS uses information. The NHS need to be more proactive, integrated, and patient centred, or it will crumble under the twin pressures of an
Noticing the Change – A Framework of Outcomes for young people in practice
19 March 2013 | Authors: Bethia McNeil, Mhairi Aylott, Tessa Hibbert,
In July 2012 the Catalyst consortium published “A Framework of Outcomes for Young People” which makes the case for why social and emotional capabilities matter, and why funders, commissioners and investors should have more confidence in their value. The team
Doctor Know: A knowledge commons in health
13 March 2013 | Authors: Jeremy Wyatt, John Loder, Laura Bunt,
The Young Foundation and Nesta believe that the way knowledge is generated and applied in healthcare will change dramatically over the next decades, and has the potential to transform the way patients experience care, and how they make decisions about
Who is going to employ me? A resilience intervention for men
1 February 2013 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,
In 2012-2013 The Young Foundation worked with Mind to develop a programme targeting the mental health of older men who are out of work. Our goal was to work with them to discover the best ways to help build their
The Social Design Methods Menu
30 January 2013 | Authors: Joe Julier, Lucy Kimbell,
This document summarises the main approaches and methods developed over several years through teaching and supporting managers and entrepreneurs. It provides an introduction and manual for those looking for a new way to tackle social and policy issues, such as caring
Social frontiers: the next edge of social innovation research (call for proposals)
5 January 2013 | Authors:
Research papers for a major new international social research conference. This is a call for abstracts for research papers that go beyond the current state of knowledge on social innovation, identify and address gaps in knowledge and generate hypotheses that
Rowing against the tide: Making the case for community resilience
1 December 2012 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Nina Mguni,
Community resilience is a term that is increasingly used in the policy sphere and yet there is a lack of understanding about what it really means in practice. With the long shadow of the recession still over us, and with
Improving pathways to employment in Loughborough Junction
5 October 2012 | Authors: Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Mandeep Hothi, Tricia Hackett,
This report is a summary of interviews, focus groups, and surveys of stakeholders and residents of Loughborough Junction carried out by the Young Foundation between March and October 2012 with funding from JPMorgan. Our research aimed to understand and map
Move It: increasing young people’s participation in sport
1 October 2012 | Authors: Will Norman,
Levels of physical activity in the UK are in decline and sedentary lifestyles are increasingly becoming the norm. We face an epidemic of inactivity that is costing a fortune and threatens the health and wellbeing of millions. Inactivity constitutes a