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People Powered Results: reflections

These two publications from Nesta’s People Powered Results Team capture our experience and learning from the past decade of working in partnership with places across the UK, to release the power of people to drive systemic change.

Over a period of ten years, People Powered Results pioneered new approaches to achieving change and innovation in systems, working with over 500 local and national organisations to create the conditions and cultures required to rapidly adopt new innovations and scale what works. As the team began to wind down their activities in early 2023, they produced two publications to share their experience, knowledge and practical tools with the world and to support others to continue growing the people powered movement.

  • People Powered Results: Reflections on 10 years of People Power in Action tells the story of Nesta’s People Powered Results (PPR) team and what we learned over a decade of working in partnership with places across the UK to release the power of people to drive systemic change.
  • The Playbook for People Power is a practical guide for everyone interested in trying out and growing people powered approaches, whether in a neighbourhood, organisation or across local and national systems.

The report contains:

  • background to the work of People Powered Results including the principles and conditions that underpin their work with systems
  • a snapshot of the impact People Powered Results has achieved in health systems across England
  • stories of people powered change in systems and places – showcasing the methods used by the team to put people at the heart of change in systems
  • an introduction to the people behind the work.

The playbook contains:

  • an introduction to the principles for people power and the conditions to bring people power to life, which formed the foundations of the PPR approach to working in partnership with places across the UK
  • a guide to three people powered methods, for people who are interested in listening to and learning from communities, developing new strategies and experimenting with new ideas and ways of working
  • a toolkit packed with frameworks and activities to help support the delivery of people powered change.

Authors

Rachael Glover

Rachael Glover

Rachael Glover

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Rachael is a senior consultant in the Health Lab at Nesta, her work focuses on People Powered Results.

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Kate Simpson

Kate Simpson

Kate Simpson

Co-Director, People Powered Results

Kate was one of the co-directors for People Powered Results, leading the delivery of transformation programmes within highly complex systems.

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Catherine Russell

Catherine Russell

Catherine Russell

Co-Director, People Powered Results

Catherine's work focused on People Powered Results - a partnership approach to complex service transformation in health and care settings.

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Elena Sabatini

Elena Sabatini

Elena Sabatini

Senior Manager, People Powered Results

Elena was a senior manager in the Health Lab at Nesta, her work focused on People Powered Results.

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Nadeen Haidar

Nadeen Haidar

Nadeen Haidar

Senior Manager, People Power Results

Nadeen's main focus will be working within People Powered Results (PPR), supporting front-line health and social care teams to test out new methods to achieve rapid change.

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Mathilde Gouin

Mathilde Gouin

Mathilde Gouin

Designer, healthy life mission

Mathilde was a designer for the healthy life mission.

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Izzy Romilly

Izzy Romilly

Izzy Romilly

Consultant, People Powered Results

Izzy worked on projects to put people and their lived experiences at the heart of organisations and public systems.

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Louise Endersby

Louise Endersby

Louise Endersby

Senior Manager, People Powered Results

Louise led People Powered Results' work across Greater Manchester.

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Robert Jamieson

Robert Jamieson

Robert Jamieson

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Robert was a senior consultant for People Powered Results in Nesta's Health Lab.

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Babs Lewis

Babs Lewis

Babs Lewis

Senior Manager, People Powered Results

Babs was a senior manager in the People Powered Results (PPR), appointed with the ambition to grow PPR in Wales.

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Christine Owen

Christine Owen

Christine Owen

Senior Manager, People Powered Results

Christine was a senior manager for People Powered Results (PPR), later appointed to lead PPR's work in Scotland.

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Rose Minshall

Rose Minshall

Rose Minshall

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Rose joined Nesta as a senior consultant passionate about co-production, storytelling and supporting people to collaborate with purpose.

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Rosie Reynolds

Rosie Reynolds

Rosie Reynolds

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Rosie was a senior consultant for People Powered Results.

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