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Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...community, but the size of the government sector is being shrunk for political and economic reasons. And so charities perform a very key role in delivering government services to contracts. So that's a very simple product star business model, a customer the government is paying for the charity to deliver services to a group of people who are getting it for free. I suppose...
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...community - Throughout this eight-week course we will keep referring to ‘development’, rather than alternative terms such as ‘teaching’ or ‘education’. You will spend some time learning about collaboration and collaborative leadership. However, the main focus of your work will be on developing yourself as a practitioner, as someone confident and capable of...
Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?
Society, Politics & Law

Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?

...communities where it matters most: in ending trans oppression. Nobody should be fooled that these profit-making ventures stem from care for trans lives. The Zoolander trailer is a case in point: as of this morning over 12,000 people have signed a petition calling for a boycott. If Brewdog wanted to make a drink for trans people they wouldn’t make it their most expensive...
Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...community, or in a care home. The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes and The Open University are working together to evaluate a new initiative - 5 Ways Cafe event including walking outings in the beautiful Manor Park in Great Linford, Milton Keynes for people with dementia, their families and carers. This project is trying to understand what works to keep people living with...
Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...communicate with people who are involved in managing the natural environment is a really important thing to ensure that environmental policies are developed and supported by the general public, land managers and politicians. Studying the natural sciences in Welsh means that you have better opportunities of employment because if you can demonstrate that you have experience...
Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...communication methods and ensure everyone understands what is being discussed. In HEIs, there is usually one person leading curriculum development activities, such as a lecturer who may also be the course lead. One suggestion for promoting mutual understanding is for the lead roles to be shared with someone with lived experience so that all planning is informed by...
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...communicating and understanding, memory loss, and disorientation in space and time. Some people may also present behavioral symptoms that make them more likely to enter residential care. The problem with declining functions and living especially in residential care is, mostly due to lack of human and financial resources, that stimulation, such as cognitive stimulation,...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...communities are for holidays and carnivals, rather than being serious working economies. Ensure the pictures are related to the material they illustrate. Using pictures of kente cloth on a poster about textiles would be inclusive; using a photo of a woman in Ghanaian dress to illustrate a poster on maths, just to raise the number of pictures of black and minority ethnic...