Gen Maitland HudsonFeeling PositiveThe lived experience approach to social sector services in the UK continues to go from strength to strength. The hashtags pouring out of…Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Gen Maitland HudsonPlus ça changeI have been reading Penelope Lively’s ‘Moon Tiger’ in the back garden. It is hot in the garden and hot in the book, but the book’s heat is…Jul 3, 2018Jul 3, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonDove è la complessità?In positioning themselves as intellectual leaders of the social sector, it’s important for Lankelly Chase to kick the tyres of their…Jun 14, 20181Jun 14, 20181
Gen Maitland HudsonGrowth may not be the right measure for charitiesOne of the most serious issues facing our sector is the expansionary nature of capitalism, or at least the unchallenged idea that we should…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonSocial investment dataSocial investment has never been a shy and retiring animal.Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonBad measures make bad dataBad measures make bad data. And bad data is a poor premise for making decisions about expenditure and delivery in social programmes.Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonFair access and fair use — A Charter for DataYesterday marked the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest.Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonThe impact of impactIt’s beginning to seem as if impact measurement, after a relatively easy run, is coming under increased pressure to prove itself as a…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonThe just price of breadIt seems quite natural to us that the price of fish should change with fluctuations in the market. Last week we saw much coverage in the…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Gen Maitland HudsonLove, carnations and operational dataThis is a write up of my keynote at the Social Value Matters conference in Istanbul on Tuesday 11 April. It isn’t exactly as delivered, but…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
