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Thoughts in Progress

Thoughts In Progress (TIPS) is an informal place to communicate our ideas, thinking and emerging trends. Please also see the Young Foundation's TIPS for further thoughts on social policy and innovation.

Enterprising students

Caldew secondary school in Cumbria specialises in entrepreneurship and business and is redesigning itself for the 21st Century.

16 June 2008 | Yvonne Roberts

What should we do about “More”?

By Stian Westlake

The challenge of “more” has become a major issue for our health system. And it is a particularly difficult challenge for statutory bodies to address, since tackling it requires not just providing more services, but encouraging people to change their behaviour.

06 June 2008 | Stian Westlake

Ideas to be developed at the Social Innovation Camp 4-6 April 2008

The Social Innovation Camp advisory board gathered on Friday 14th March to pore over the submitted ideas. We now have a shortlist of 6 ideas that will be developed.

20 March 2008 | Jon Wong

Imagining a working world that supports people with long term conditions

"WORKING WELL" Imagining a working world that supports people with long term conditions.

29 January 2008 | Admin

Technology and social innovation

The potential for the web to create social change holds some really exciting opportunities for social ventures. There are some great examples already out there: Freecycle for your recycling, School of Everything to learn stuff and Fixmystreet for improving your local neighbourhood.

28 January 2008 | Admin

latest additions

European Venture Philanthropy Association conference in Madrid

Simon Tucker and Andrew Brough attended the annual EVPA conference to highlight Launchpad's activities as an early stage social venture fund and share experiences of investing for social impact with other organisations around Europe.

12 December 2007 | Launchpad

Call for Ideas

Imagining a working world that supports people with long term conditions

12 December 2007 | Launchpad

School of Everything Launches Alpha Site

School of Everything, recently voted amongst Europe's twenty hottest emerging start-ups at Seedcamp, has launched its first version of its online market place for learning.

12 December 2007 | Launchpad

Launch of Studio Schools

Lord Andrew Adonis, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners hosted the reception for the launch of the next phase of Studio Schools on Tuesday 4th of December at the RSA. In attendance were officials and representatives from central and local government, schools, national and local businesses, and a range of charitable foundations - all interested in building upon the progress made thus far.

25 January 2008 | Learning launchpad

Managing long term conditions

The World Economic Forum has called on businesses to lead the fight against chronic disease, to embed a culture of health and to manage the change in a population where long term conditions are increasingly prevalent.

30 January 2008 | HIA

Launch of Studio Schools

25 January 2008 | Learning launchpad

Studio Schools

A new version of 14-19 school hosting businesses where students are employed, earning real wages alongside a project-based curriculum.

Practical Learning

Despite the importance society places on education, many individuals in our society lack the skills required of the 21st century. There is an ever expanding scope to acquire such skills through innovative approaches - benefiting society and themselves. Practical learning or ‘learning by doing’ can be a vital approach in achieving this – connecting motivated learners with innovative approaches through which their skills can be enhanced.