Rob AllenCould a Universal Basic Income (UBI) make food banks redundant?I was born in 1966 and survived thanks to the Welfare state. I quickly learned there was no shame in being poor if you didn’t know any…3 min read·Jan 22, 2018----
Rob AllenDiscovering hidden entrepreneurship in Anytown. A Story.Anytown is in the North of England, it is home to a major manufacturer, with a core long term skilled workforce, supplemented by a cyclical…6 min read·Jan 9, 2018----
Rob AllenWhat is Radically Inclusive Enterprise Support (RIES) and how you can make it happen in your…As part of my submission to the RSA Citizen’s Economy Challenge ‘Making today’s economy work for tomorrow’ and earlier work funded by the…3 min read·Jan 8, 2018----
Rob AllenRadically Inclusive Enterprise Support can transform the UK economyWith ongoing debates around notions of inclusive growth, and the extent to which power can be devolved, in an environment in which both the…3 min read·Dec 22, 2017----
Rob AllenPaper Tigers — Have established charities and campaigning groups lost the will to fight?Growing up I supported some great campaigns, charities and lobby groups. Red Wedge, Anti-Nazi League, and Shelter to name a few. These…2 min read·Dec 21, 2017----
Rob AllenA Council House Fairy-taleJohn grew up in a Council house with one coal fire, a bare brick kitchen and a Belfast sink. In the Winter, the inside of his bedroom…4 min read·Dec 7, 2017----
Rob AllenLeaders: You’re FiredManagement is the delusion that you can change people. Leadership is deluding other people instead of deluding yourself. (Scott Adams, in…3 min read·Dec 4, 2017----
Rob AllenHuman Resources — Human RemainsI met a woman who was new to a management position. Over a cup of coffee, she used the terms “my team” “my people” and “my Chief…2 min read·Dec 1, 2017----
Rob AllenBuilding a Citizen’s Lab for Anytown a storyI recently posted an article on creating a network of Citizen’s Labs…4 min read·Nov 30, 2017----
Rob AllenThe Dark AgeThe recent UK budget was characterized by yet another panic about low levels of productivity, a good opportunity for the usual pundits to…2 min read·Nov 30, 2017----
