Current Work

We research some of the most pressing issues we’re facing today. Here you’ll find our ongoing and recently published work.

Where People Meet: The future of our shared community assets

How Are Local Authorities Responding to Growing Financial Pressures, and What Can We Learn?



Community-Powered Regeneration


Community Centred Healthcare

Community Wellbeing

Agency and control through place-based interventions


Designing out deep poverty and destitution





Community Power
and the NHS

Communities vs Climate Change

Local solutions for a global crisis




A Better Plan

Housing beyond markets and state




Community Power

The Evidence



Shifting the Balance

New relationships for councils and communities




No strings attached

Unconditional devolution for the skills sector



This isn’t working

Reimagining employment support for people facing complex disadvantage



Communities vs Coronavirus

The rise of Mutual Aid




Think Big, Act Small

Elinor Ostrom’s radical vision
for community power




Community Mobilisation

Unlocking the potential of community power




Listening Projects

Creating Cultural Communities for Young Londoners



Towards Resilience

Redesigning our systems
for a better future