Perry Seymour formally joined Framework at the end of 2020. He has brought new energy and experience that we have already begun to benefit and learn from and we’re very glad to welcome him! Perry has deep experience of designing
We’re delighted to share with you that Jane Davies joined Framework in April. Jane is a skilled learning and development professional specialising in project management and organisational systems for effective change. She has created a range of blended learning and
A retreat in the Lake District sounds like ‘just’ having fun – and it is! We’ve just finished our three day autumn retreat: our chance to reflect, re-connect, and recharge. It’s like making bread: after all the hard work of
What would it mean to have a play ethic? It’s not the opposite of a work ethic – you can have both at once. But you can’t be depressed and feel like playing, so researcher Stuart Brown says it’s the
Our friend and colleague, Gopal, will be leaving Framework next week after six and a half years with us. I had to look that up – can it be that long?! Gopal and I joined Framework at the same time,
At the recent Bond Conference, one of the sessions “Unlock Your Innovation Potential” was led by James Whitehead of Oxfam and Shauna Carey from IDEO in the US. It was useful to be reminded that innovation is not just “something
Here’s a video to give a flavour of our two days at the Bond Conference in February. It was our first time having a stand at a conference, so we worked hard to get posters designed, leaflets printed, materials to
At 83 years old you’d think Robert Chambers might be taking it easy. But he was the key speaker at the re-launch of the Humanitarian Centre in Cambridge – now to be known as The Centre for Global Equality –
Here’s some of the resources we shared at our recent retreat. They are not all directly work related but they are all stimulating! We were totally inspired and awed by the trailer for Human, by Yann Arthus Bertrand (who
We are very pleased that Bill has joined Framework, just in time for our recent retreat in the Peak District. Bill has a varied career behind him: most recently he has been working in conflict and post-conflict countries (he’s right
I’m sure many of you are seeing your newsfeeds full of discussion about what is happening in Ukraine, and how best to help. That desire to help is a basic human instinct, and the reason why many of our current
