Beyond the Self-Management Hype
In case you haven’t noticed, some people have got very excited about the possibility of self-management transforming our public services. Well, that is, they were getting excited two years ago. That’s...
View ArticleMany public services undermine self-confidence – how can we support change?
“Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure,” wrote Albert Bandura in his 1997 magnum opus ‘Self-efficacy: The Exercise of Control’. At first glance,...
View ArticleIs all help good? What makes help, unhelpful?
In the wake of tragedies, we rightly point to acts of kindness offered to the victims, be it blankets, cash or physical protection. Such selflessness shows us how human virtue can shine, even in dark...
View ArticleGood Help Project: Get Involved
On 6 th February 2018 we are launching the ‘Good and Bad Help’ publication with Nesta. This marks the start of the Good Help project proper. On the night we’ll be announcing a new award to recognise...
View ArticleThere is such a thing as the wrong kind of help for public services to give
Our research shows that public professionals can do more harm than good if they fail to motivate vulnerable people to change The post There is such a thing as the wrong kind of help for public services...
View Article‘Good Help’ – what is it and why isn’t there enough of it?
What constitutes good help and, once identified, how can it be applied at scale in mainstream services? A report launched last week at a well attended event at the London HQ of UK charity The post...
View ArticleInvitation to lead the good help movement
Our work so far suggests that thousands of people across the UK are transforming lives through offering ‘good help’. But too often those offering ‘good help’ are working in isolation and face barriers...
View ArticleGetting Climate Citizens’ Assemblies Right
Climate assemblies can help unlock more effective action against climate change, but improvements are needed in how they are run.
View ArticleCoaching for Health
We have been delivering Coaching for Health training for more than ten years now, and we were delighted in April of this year to receive accreditation from the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) for...
View ArticleChoose Life. Choose Self-Efficacy…
Why we at Osca are focussing on self-efficacy in public services in 2017 As I stepped out of the cinema last Thursday having watched Trainspotting 2 I couldn’t help feel the resonance of Irvine Welsh’s...
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