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…Jan 22, 2018Jan 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…Jan 9, 2018Jan 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…Jan 8, 2018Jan 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…Dec 22, 2017Dec 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…Dec 21, 2017Dec 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…Dec 7, 2017Dec 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…Dec 4, 2017Dec 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…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
Rob AllenBuilding a Citizen’s Lab for Anytown a storyI recently posted an article on creating a network of Citizen’s Labs…Nov 30, 2017Nov 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…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017