Build Trust and Social Connections – Our Future
We have fallen out of touch and out of trust with each other. In his book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam charts the degradation of social capital in the US, within and between groups. He shows that this loss of social capital has long term consequences for addressing social issues, economic productivity and our wider health and […]
Rooted in Place and Tethered by Loved Citizens’ Institutions – Our Future
Over time, economic dogma and a rational approach to strategy and operations has all but erased “places” from the agenda. National programmes and services are designed for efficiency but experience tissue rejection on implementation. They don’t “fit” with the landscape of where we live, who we know and the pattern of our lives. They prioritise […]
Our Future Approach – Empowering Communities for Sustainable Change
In this doc: Mobilising to Build Our Future Our Future CEO, Emily Bolton, shares the vision, love and practical approach that is at the heart of Our Future’s work. We hope that this essay gives a bit more insight into what motivates us, the country we believe in and the hope we see every day. There […]
