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People Powered Change Game

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What can only citizens do?

What can only people do together with government

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What can only government &

professionals do?

Health & Wellbeing

Safety & Security

Caring for the Environment

Raising Powerful Connected Children

Nurturing Local Economy

Food consumption & production

Aging Well

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Building Community

Responding to Natural Disasters

Changing the World

Improving Democracy & Social Justice

Lifelong Learning & Sharing Wisdom

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RAISING POWERFUL CHILDREN

FOOD CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION

NURTURING LOCAL

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Our health and wellbeing is mainly determined by the extent to which we are positively connected to each other, our environment and local economic opportunities. These factors determine our respective health outcomes, more so than our level of access to professional healthcare, by a ratio of 9:1.

Increased police presence does not lead to enhanced safety and security in the same way that a c o n n e c t e d c o m m u n i t y c a n . Knowing that there are other people, nearby, vigi lant and sympathetic towards us, is more reassuring than the distant and delayed reactions of professionals.

Imagine what is possible if people become more intentional and collective about their decisions around transport, heating and l i g h t i n g t h e i r h o m e s a n d communit ies, and how they manage their waste. Research shows that local initiatives lead to mass localism in this domain.

Most enterprises start small and local, in garden sheds, attics and at the kitchen table. They are fuelled by people power, and local purchase power, and it is that s a m e p o w e r t h a t s u s t a i n s entrepreneurs as they go from i d e a s s t a g e t o b u s i n e s s development and implementation. In return they become the heart blood of local economies and one of the most reliable sources of e m p l o y m e n t f o r m a n y communities.

The local food movement reunites p r o d u c e r s a n d c o n s u m e r s separated through a chain of processors / manufacturers , shippers and retailers. Local food chains reduce the time, distance and number of relationships in the supply of seasonal, cheaper and more nutritious food, in turn, enhancing outcomes in the areas of health, environment and local economic well being.

Children need to believe in their families and community. When professionals inflate their own capacities; they inadvertently negate the power of families and communities to play a central role in raising powerful and connected children. Children do not grow powerful in institutions; their power grows the closer they are to the centre of family and community life.

Care is the freely given gift of the heart from one person to another; you can not manage it, nor can you buy it, it is not a service that you can package. The sort of care required, is the kind that sees older people both for their gifts and needs, in that order. This kind of care is only located among communit ies of people who recognise that a community that does not have a central place for older people has a place for no one.

Communities grow from inside out, evolving from the place where ‘I’ live, to the community where ‘we’ grow. They can only grow through t h e d e e p e n i n g o f h u m a n relationships, no outside expert can create this for us. Instead we must learn to co-create our communi t i es where we and everyone else can belong.

C i v i c a c t i o n f o r s o c i a l , environmental and economic justice provides the rudder for keeping governments honest and o n t r a c k , a n d d e m o c r a c y meaningful. Without civic action driven by people powered change the promise of democracy rings hollow and the act of casting one’s vote becomes no more than handing your power over to another.

No where is people power more apparent than in the face of natural disasters; as human beings we pull together, self-organise, and respond. One of the reasons p e o p l e p o w e r b e c o m e s s o apparent at such times is because natural disasters tend to strip away system supports, and inhibits institutional responses, we are forced to turn to one another and draw on our own and each others strengths and compassion.

Knowledge and wisdom grows in everyday life and more particularly in associat ional l i fe , not in e d u c a t i o n a l , c o m m e r c i a l o r professional institutions. While knowledge may subsequently be formalised and general access restricted, this does not change the fact that it was first co-produced by a community of citizens.

“Change doesn’t happen because of how we invest our money. Change happens because of how we invest our human energy, and it always has since we came down from the trees. Everyone’s got a margin of discretionary energy – ten percent, twenty percent – that isn’t used up making their way in the world. That’s the energy that’s available for social change.”

Daniel Taylor Future Generations

AGEING WELL BUILDING COMMUNITY

IMPROVINGDEMOCRACY &

SOCIAL JUSTICE

RESPONDING TO NATURAL DISASTERS

LIFELONG LEARNING

CHANGING THE WORLD

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HEALTH & WELLBEINGOur health and wellbeing is mainly determined by(how

long we live and how often we are sick) the extent to

which we are positively connected to each other, our

environment and local economic opportunities. These

factors determine our respective health outcomes,

more so than our level of access to professional health

care, by a ratio of 9:1.

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SAFETY & SECURITYIncreased police presence does not lead to en-

hanced safety and security in the same way that a

connected community can. Knowing that there are

other people, nearby, vigilant and sympathetic to-

wards us, is more reassuring than the distant and

delayed reactions of professionals.

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CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTImagine what is possible if people become more inten-

tional and collective about their decisions around trans-

port, heating and lighting their homes and communities,

and how they manage their waste. The report also charts

a pathway towards scaling local solutions for mass im-

pact. These actions are critical to saving the planet.

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NURTURING LOCAL ECONOMYMost enterprises start small and local, in garden sheds,

attics and at the kitchen table. They are fuelled by

people power, and local purchase power, and it is that

same power that sustains entrepreneurs as they go

from ideas stage to business development and imple-

mentation. In return they become the heart blood of

local economies and one of the most reliable sources

of employment for many communities.

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FOOD CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTIONThe local food movement reunites produces and con-

sumers separated through a chain of processors, manu-

facturers, shippers and retailers. Local food chains

reduce the time, distance and number of relationships

in the supply of seasonal, cheaper and more nutritious

food, in turn enhancing outcomes in the areas of health,

environment and local economic wellbeing.

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RAISING POWERFUL CONNECTED CHILDREN

Children need to believe in their families and commu-

nity. When professionals inflate their own capacities, they inadvertently negate the power of families and

communities to play a central role in raising powerful

and connected children. Children do not grow powerful

in institutions; their power grows the closer they are to

the centre of familiy and community life.

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AGEING WELLCare is the freely given gift of the heart from one person

to another; you can not manage it, nor can you buy it, it

is not a service that you can package. The sort of care

required is the kind that sees older people both for their

gifts and needs, in that order. This kind of care is only lo-

cated among communities of people who recognize that

a community that does not have a central place for older

people has a place for no one.

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BUILDING COMMUNITYCommunities grow from inside out, evolving from the

place where ‘I’ live to the community where ‘we’ grow. They can only grow through the deepening of human

relationships, no outside expert can create this for us;

instead we must learn to co-create our communities

where we and everyone else can belong.

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IMPROVING DEMOCRACY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Civic action for social, environmental and economic

justice provides the rudder for keeping governments

honest and on tract, and democracy meaningful. With-

out civic action driven by people powered change, the

promise of democracy rings hollow and the act of casting

one’s vote becomes no more than handing your power over to another.

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RESPONDING TO NATURAL DISASTERS

No where is people power more apparent than in the

face of natural disasters; as human beings we pull

together, self-organise and respond. One of the rea-

sons people power becomes so apparent at such time

is because natural disasters tend to strip away system

supports and inhibit institutional responses, we are

forced to turn to one another and draw on our own and

each others’ strengths and compassion.

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LIFELONG LEARNING & SHARING WISDOM

Knowledge and wisdom grows in everyday life and more

particularly in associational life, not in educational, com-

mercial or professional institutions. While knowledge

may subsequently be curricularised and general access

restricted, this does not change the fact that it was first co-produced by a community of citizens.

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CHANGING THE WORLD“Change doesn’t happen because of how we invest our money. Change happens because of how we invest our

human energy, and it always has since we came down

from the trees. Everyone’s got a margin of discretionary energy –ten percent, twenty percent– that isn’t used up making their way in the world. That’s the energy that’s available for social change.”

Daniel Taylor –Future Generations

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Listen to children read after school to

support at work parentsStart a Time Bank

Share resources with neighbours, e.g. gardening equipment

Know your neighbours by name

Support local elected members to convene meaningful

community conversations that address injustice

Grants for arts-based community collaborations

Restore an empty or underused local space for community use

Collective vegetable growing

Stimulate & supportinformal learning

Maintain supportive relationships with

local networks


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Create well used community recycling facilities

Develop locally produced renewable energy schemes

Plant more trees in the neighborhoodShop locally

Start a book club

Stand for the local council

Stimulate & support community-led ideas

Share stories of times when community has pulled together

to face challenges

Provide appropriate, effective & inclusive schooling

Map local interests around consuming & producing

local produce


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New spaces for young people to design & manage

Peer mentoring for parents of young people

Start a walking griupRe-integrate ex-offenders into the community

Provide work experience for young people

Social prescribing, e.g. Timebanks & doctors

collaborating

Design & maintain systems that support independent living

Find out how to help local businesses retain employees/

expand

Design & build spaces for leisure & exercise

Recycle at home


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Contract for recycling & waste management

Revise lending criteria in favour of local businesses

Local grants to support community initiatives

Support community-led high streets by reinvesting

percentage of rates

Make school spaces available to the community for use on

their terms

Organize work shadowing schemes

Co-create opportunities to increase DIY environmental

knowhow

Set & enforce targets on carbon emissions

Save in a local credit union

Create opportunities for young people to take responsible roles

in community


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Co-design primary care services to marry assets of family, community & health care

Design & maintain effective & efficient hospitals at clinic level

Stress test relevant policies to ensure human-centred

approaches across the life courseTrain doctors & nurses,

monitor industry standards

Play & have fun

Check on your neighbour’s welfare regularly

Create incentives for eco-enterprises

& green economy

Ensure robust regulations around gender equality & public life

Walking your dog

Commission recycling & waste management


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Co-design & lead schools Take a lead in ensuring wider community participation &

engagement

Co-create the means to involve older people in continued

learning

Safeguarding Policy to include the capacities of

communities & families

Join a school lunch with a senior citizen’s lunch

Know your neighbours situations to help in case of emergency

Ensure the ambulance & fire services are well trained &

adequately staffed

Neighbourhood Watch

Take a first aid course

Well maintained street lighting/public utilities


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Create opportunities for people considered disabled to contribute

their talents

Organize summer programmes with neighbours including

young people

Star a Men’s/Women’s Shed: a place to make & repair stuff

Ensure rich & varied connections with neighbouurs

Offer your number to a neighbour to call if they feel unsafe/lonely

Keep developing your ideas & talents as you get older

Community fruit harvesting

Intergenerational learning & helping

Support local food supply chains

Buy local food


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LIft over-regulation that suppresses local food production

Change procurement processes to level playing field for

local businesses

Maintain a healthy lifestyleImplement

World Health Organization recom-mendations for aging well in place

Friendly connected local police

Review and maintain equitable criminal justice system

Co-creation of new systems which work to prevent

social injustices & inequalities

Collective vegetable growing

Ensure more balance between participatory democracy & representative democracy

Create new opportunities for local citizens to collaborate

with local government


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Provide training, support & equipment for citizens to act

in an emergency

Legislate for country-wide citizen-led Neighbourhood

Planning (localism)

Intergenerational skill sharingDesign local response plans for natural disasters

Hold regular community celebratory meals &

street parties

Turn the local library into a collaborative community

learning resource

Trust people

Stewarding small actions towards critical impact

beyond the local

Develop & share asset maps which include all capacities

Ensure all public-facing professionals have good

community building skills training


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