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A just transition: visions and takeaways of participatory futures in Scotland

Blog

27 Feb 2023

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

A blog on the rural and post-industrial perspectives on the just transition in Scotland highlighting some of the key takeaways which, if implemented, will help achieve this vision.
Rural and post-industrial perspectives on the just transition

Report

27 Feb 2023

Fabian Wallace-Stephens Emma Morgante Veronica Mrvcic

This report explores how changes to the energy system could impact specific Scottish regions and bring together citizens to collectively imagine better futures.
Social model of disability: five decades on

Blog

20 Dec 2022

Lianna Etkind

Marking Disability History Month 2022 we spoke to three Fellows about the first 50 years of the social model of disability and what the future holds.
Beveridge: time to reboot?

Blog

24 Nov 2022

Helen Barnard

The welfare state is 80 years old today. Helen Barnard recounts the huge societal benefits the Beveridge report introduced and speculates how we can carry its spirit forward in the modern era.
A regenerative design approach to shaping a just transition in Scotland

Blog

05 Oct 2022

Nat Ortiz

Regenerative design is an approach that sits at the heart of everything we do. Read more about the practice and its application in our Just Transition for Scotland project.
Honest labour

Comment

27 Sep 2022

Emmet McNamee

With many workers pushing for their companies to have a positive impact on the biggest issues society faces, McNamee explores what workers need to maximise their collective power.
The incomplete leader

Comment

27 Sep 2022

Justin Russell

Justin Russell reflects on his podcast series, Lessons in Leadership, on good leadership in the public sector
Culture unpacked

Comment

26 Sep 2022

Maria Silina

Maria Silina poses the question, Who gains when cultural organisations claim ‘neutrality’?
Making a good impression

Comment

21 Sep 2022

Gillian Tett

Gillian Tett explores how cultural shifts are driving radical change in enterprise.
This is not an ESG article

Comment

21 Sep 2022

Rebeca Minguela

ESG is a highly charged topic, raising complex social and political questions about its place in responding to the most profound problems we collectively face. Rebeca Minguela argues to make progress, we need to refocus the conversation.