My current work projects include a review of working life in England’s Upland communities, where I am asking those who live in these precious lands, what would enable people, places and nature to thrive. This work is being undertaken at the invitation of the Secretary of State at Defra.
I continue to work in partnership with a number of local authorities and communities in Britain who are seeking to transform their social systems in line with the principles outlined in Radical Help; this work seeks to create generative places with economies and care systems in which people can truly grow and flourish. I have similarly been working with a small number of Danish municipalities and my current portfolio includes work with Roskilde Municipality who are designing a new approach to their support to citizens in their third age.
I have recently completed three years of in depth research with communities in the UK and the US looking at the future or work and work organising. The findings inform my new book The Work We Need and have led to a number of engagements with businesses and organisations seeking to re-think the principles of the work they offer.
I am an Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose where I teach on the MPA.