📢 New report: Outside-In: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs in Public Sector Transformation In this powerful policy paper, Mark Swift and LPIP Hub Place Fellow explores why incremental reform is no longer enough to tackle today’s complex public challenges. https://ow.ly/JyOv50Z76ww

We're Hiring! Wellbeing Enterprises CIC is on the lookout for passionate and empathetic people to join our amazing team! Be part of our mission to support healthier, happier and longer lives across our communities. 👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/4cn3hduk

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 Wellbeing Enterprises CIC is on the lookout for passionate and empathetic people to join our amazing team! 💛 👉 Apply now: wellbeingenterprises.org.uk/wellbeing-link… Know someone who’d be a perfect fit? Please share ❤️

My new blog for the Heseltine Institute explores the argument that long-term change depends not only on services and institutions, but on people’s ability to participate, collaborate, and exercise collective agency. tinyurl.com/37zsau4y #civiccapability

Big news🎉 Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk , the Liverpool City Region Imaginarium is launching - a new civic platform designed to unlock imagination, strengthen civic capability and help people shape the future of their communities. Read here: www.wellbeingenterprises.org.uk/wellbeing-en...

We’re so proud to be listed in the Natwest SE100 Index. We can’t wait to celebrate with the inspiring social enterprise community next week! 🎉 🎉 @pioneerspost.bsky.social www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

For those of us listening to communities every day, these election results are not a shock. Too many people feel unheard, economically insecure and disconnected from politics. Incremental change no longer feels enough for many communities. This feels more relevant now than when I first wrote it.

Jacob is at Castlefields Health Centre today 👋 If you’re nearby, feel free to pop over and say hello. He’ll be there sharing more about our We Connect social prescribing service. Whether you’re curious, looking for support, or just fancy a chat, you’re very welcome 💬

📢 Live in Castlefields? Have your say and help improve your area. Takes 2–3 minutes • Anonymous 👉 tinyurl.com/434dwuu8

A great Easter crafts session this week - time to get creative, have a chat, and spend time together. If you’d like to join one of our free sessions, take a look here: tinyurl.com/yvp8kb9a

I’ve published a new policy brief with Heseltine Institute exploring a simple idea: what if we took civic capability more seriously? Not just services for people - but the ability of people to participate, organise, lead, and shape the places they live. Read it here 👇 tinyurl.com/mrv4hubc

Today is #SocialPrescribingDay! After 25 years, I’ve learned this: health isn’t created in clinics, but in communities. The future lies in investing in people’s capabilities, community assets, and a shift towards health and wellbeing shaped by communities.

My new policy brief ‘Dialling Up Democracy’ is out—at a time of deep mistrust, it shows how we can renew democracy by expanding participation, sharing power, and putting citizens back at the heart of decision-making. View here: tinyurl.com/y55fbkv4 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

My new policy working paper ‘Dialling Up Democracy’ explores how we can renew democracy for the century ahead by bringing it closer to people and communities.

In Amsterdam, the painting that stopped me wasn’t a Van Gogh. Cuno Amiet’s The Yellow Hill (1903). The colours are deliberately heightened - unreal. He wasn’t painting accuracy, but vitality. Spring. Joy. In complex times, we need that reminder.

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Rebalancing Health Innovation for Health Equity: Put Communities at the Centre Alongside high-tech advances, we need long-term, values-led innovation in community-powered health approaches to tackle health inequalities & ease pressure on services, says Mark Swift, Fellow. https://ow.ly/YgLq50XIqLs

Mark Swift’s new Pioneers Post article argues that social value has become too procedural and metric‑driven. He calls for a return to purpose, participation, and long‑term system change, expanding on themes from his recent LPIP policy brief. https://ow.ly/POpu50XZZ9n

📣 The Future of Wellbeing in Castlefields. Are you a Castlefields resident? Join us for a friendly session to help shape the future of wellbeing locally. What’s working well - and what needs to change. Call 01928 589 799 or sign up to a session here 👉 tinyurl.com/mwdu72x5

Can community-led ideas really change big systems - or do they get watered down? Free online talk tonight: social entrepreneurs, grassroots change & working with systems without losing the point. 🗓️ Tue 11 Feb | 6–7pm | Online 🎟️ Eventbrite link below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-the-mar...

Grateful to @pioneerspost.bsky.social for publishing this piece. Procurement is still treated largely as a technical exercise, when it’s one of the most powerful levers we have to shape lives & places. If we’re serious about social value, we have to re-humanise it. tinyurl.com/3euxux29

As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.

Kama muta is a newly named emotion describing the feeling of being moved by love or connection - the warmth in your chest, the catch in your throat, the moment kindness or closeness really lands. It reminds us how deeply relational we are.

Bridgewater Canal History Walk 🚶‍♂️ Discover Runcorn’s past on our Bridgewater Canal History Walk. 📅 Tue 24 Feb | 11–12:30 📍 Runcorn Promenade 👉 Book your place: tinyurl.com/5n8wjsta #LocalHistory #Wellbeing

Webinar: Creating a Healthy Mindset 🧠 Want a healthier mindset? Join our free webinar Creating a Healthy Mindset. 📅 Thu 12 Feb | 1–2pm 💻 Online 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/35r5u6w3 #MentalWellbeing

This week the LCR Imaginarium Roadshow headed to Birkenhead, popping up at the Pyramids Shopping Centre ✨ We listened to people’s hopes, challenges and ideas for their community - showing the power of imagination when people are invited to shape the future together.

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Grateful to @pioneerspost.bsky.social for publishing this piece. Procurement is still treated largely as a technical exercise, when it’s one of the most powerful levers we have to shape lives & places. If we’re serious about social value, we have to re-humanise it. tinyurl.com/3euxux29

I’m delivering a free Gramsci Society UK talk in Feb: On the Margins of Power. Social entrepreneurs are driving meaningful social change - yet too often remain at the edges of decision-making. This talk explores how that might shift. Sign up today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-the-mar...

The LCR Imaginarium is a new people-powered space to spark ideas and support community-led change. We’d love to hear what matters most to you in the Liverpool City Region. Share your views: tinyurl.com/ym6xtb8s ✨

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year from all the team at Wellbeing Enterprises CIC 🎄❤️🎉

This year it’s a Christmas Flamingo adorning my tree 🦩🎄

Taking full advantage of the cheap veg in supermarkets. Two 5p bags of parsnips and a beautiful parsnip soup recipe courtesy of the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...

I’ve written this article with @lpiphub.bsky.social exploring why community-centred innovation is essential to tackling health inequalities ow.ly/f3wm50XIqLr

Webinar: Building Your Motivation 💡 Feeling low on motivation? Join our free webinar Building Your Motivation for practical wellbeing tips. 📅 Mon 26 Jan | 11–12 💻 Online 👉 Sign up: tinyurl.com/yyzmxapa #Wellbeing #Motivation

We had a wonderful time getting into the festive spirit with our ukulele Christmas carols sing-along 🎄 A great way to get into the Christmas spirit - thanks to everyone who came along and joined in.

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Thanks to Carla and Dean from Halton Family Hubs for joining our team meeting today. Great to be working in partnership.

Had an amazing time at the Liverpool Santa Dash with 11,000 runners! A proper carnival of red and blue Santas, Christmas tunes, laughter and joy. The ultimate wellbeing boost - and the best way to start the festive season. Nowhere does it quite like Liverpool. 🎅✨

But which one is the real deal? Excited for the #LiverpoolSantaDash

The LCR Imaginarium is a new people-powered space to spark ideas and support community-led change. We’d love to hear what matters most to you in the Liverpool City Region. Share your views: tinyurl.com/ym6xtb8s

Unity is stronger than division. That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right. #Together we show where this country really stands. Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk

Baked my first batch of mince pies this Christmas and so far so good!

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Energised to be back on the road, listening to people across our communities share their hopes, ideas, and visions for the future as we shape plans for the Liverpool City Region Imaginarium. We’ll be coming to a place near you very soon! 🙌

ICYMI: the two-child benefit limit is the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK, pushing hundreds of families into hardship EVERY DAY. Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.

There’s something invigorating about a blustery walk along Liverpool’s promenade - good for both body and mind.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Valuing What Matters: From Tick-Box to Stewardship – Reclaiming Social Value as a Driver of Trust, Equity, and Lasting Change Mark Swift, LPIP Hub Place Fellow, argues that social value in public spending must move beyond compliance and tick-box exercises. https://ow.ly/mp9x50Xtqok