We were delighted to host Resolution Ventures which supports ventures that work directly with low-income households and improve lives for workers
They shared their work backing innovative start-ups seeking to change the world of work for the better, and early-stage ventures seeking to improve the prospects of low-to-middle income Britain.
Its ventures activity span social investment, creating communities and networks of ventures and stakeholders in the areas we care about, and pioneering action-oriented research that bridges the gaps between analysis from the Resolution Foundation and practical solutions.
We then explored what role organisations can play to develop solutions for people on low incomes and improve the world of work, discussing themes like:
- Addressing confidence as a major barrier to finding work- either through courses etc or through strengths-based support to help people find stability
- The impact on wellbeing and emphasizing the importance and reaching out to residents better
- Local authorities using their clout with businesses to persuade them to adopt some of the venture pilots
- Connecting with the ventures for early identification of employees in need of welfare/wellbeing support
Speaker
Louise Marston is Director of Ventures at the Resolution Foundation, running The Workertech Partnership. This is a three-year programme of social investment and ecosystem building aimed at supporting Workertech ventures. These are innovative organisations that are seeking to change the world of work for the better, by using technology to improve low-paid and precarious work. You can find out more and see examples from the portfolio here.
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- Applying community insights into policy
- How to do peer learning
- Local government 2030
- Discover the People’s Budget
- Putting doughnut economics into practice
- How do we develop relational services
- Implementing the socio-economic duty
- Developing child-friendly communities
- Riding the waves — strengthening organisational resilience
- Developing the Inclusive Enterprise Zone
- Launch of the London Poverty Profile
- What can we expect from the Comprehensive Spending Review
- How do we drive corporate improvement
- Making a doughnut for London
- Health on the high street
- Owning the future: taking a community wealth building approach
- Imagination by design
- Cities as Platforms
- Communities driving change
- Developing a community endowment fund
- What are the future scenarios for London
- How do we mobilise cross-cutting groups & team to navigate change together
- How do we navigate uncertainty while trying to shift systems
- Portfolio approaches to blending strategy & experimentation
- Long term view across generations
- Cross-organisational collaboration
- Radical visions of government
- New operating models
- Council & university collaboration
- Relationship makers
- Capabilities in policy engagement
- Scenarios for civil society
- Tools to influence and drive change in public services
- Learning through the pandemic
- Develop challenge-based prizes
- Discover policy Innovations from across the world
