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Over the past 300 years or so humankind has developed a system for producing, distributing and exchanging goods and services, which has been based on human ingenuity in the design and development of tools and systems, alongside the extraction and exploitation of natural resources built up over millions of years, in particular sources of energy.… Continue reading Reframe on climate change, by Charlie Woods

On this referendum day in Scotland, I am writing this piece without knowing the outcome. By the time most of you read this, our future will be clearer. And by then, whatever the outcome, the work of restoration, healing and moving forward together will have commenced. Some years ago I worked as a mediator in… Continue reading On this referendum day in Scotland, by John Sturrock

Collaboration was probably the word most used by those that spoke at the launch of What Works Scotland (WWS) http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/. WWS is an initiative led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow and funded by the Scottish Government and ESRC aimed at improving what has become known as the Scottish model of public service delivery.… Continue reading What Works Scotland, by Charlie Woods

I reluctantly attended the meeting on 21st May of Collaborative Scotland. Why was I reluctant? I didn’t know if it was “worth it”. I was unsure if what I was going to achieve or learn would be worthwhile. I was uncertain whether it was worth the journey from Motherwell to Edinburgh. I was irresolute about… Continue reading The Outcomes of Respectful Dialogue, by Linda Jane McLean