Cate is the CEO of Surrey Youth Focus. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…Being a positive insurgent or “disrupter in chief,” challenging but valued by many different players in the system around children and young people

…How Cate’s experience as a parent provided the insight that led her to activism.

…How confidence and trust to change things is built in a different kind of conversation, that matters more than organisational structures 

…The power of principles, not targets, when creating action on the frontline  

…And a lot more!

Cate can be reached via: 

www.surreyyouthfocus.org.uk

www.time4kids.org

www.humanlearning.systems

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/ 

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

http://www.shelter.org.uk

http://www.rogermartin.me

Amanda is a Trustee for The Lankelly Trust Foundation. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…What happened when women who had survived lifetime trauma took their city council to court

…Making sure you get your seat at the table

…What makes organisations good at drawing on lived experience to redesign services

…And other topics

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

www.rogermartin.me

Karin is the Chief Executive of Cambridge House. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…Expertise in change making

…Whether charities do their masters’ bidding

…Radical listening’s implications for leadership, trust and disagreements

…And other topics

Karin can be reached via:

www.ch1889.org

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

www.rogermartin.me

Paul is the Founder Of eCulture Solutions. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to him about…

…The power of virtual cooperation to help make our places thrive

…Recognising who does the caring in our communities and coming together virtually and IRL to enable them

…Whether designing services in partnership with people who use them can reduce “institutional nervousness”

…And other topics

Paul can be reached on:

www.eculturesolutions.com

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

www.rogermartin.me

Olivia is the Deputy Director, People and Communities for NHS England. In this episode, Polly and Roger talk to her about…

…Organising around how individuals and communities hope to live their best lives

…Breaking out of community and individual stereotypes – and the notion that involvement is the soft and fluffy side of our work

…The power of what can happen when lived and learned experience are equal partners

…And other topics

Olivia can be reached on:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved/involvementguidance/

Twitter - @livibutt

[email protected]

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

www.rogermartin.me

In this episode, hosts Roger Martin and Polly Neate introduce themselves and The Better Way Network.

Get more from A Better Way Network at https://www.betterway.network/

Podcast hosts, Polly Neate and Roger Martin, can be reached via this email [email protected], or their respective websites:

www.shelter.org.uk

www.rogermartin.me