Whoever controls the money, however it is held and distributed, inevitably has one of the most significant influences on how work progresses. Of all the moving parts in Belong in Plymouth, managing t...
Belong in Plymouth has always been about people — their voices, their ideas, and their connections to this city. Over three years, two powerful streams of work emerged. And when it came time to reflec...
We developed an operational model built on four key starting conditions: open communications, self-employed contracts, fixed pay rates, and open finance. These approaches created flexibility and trans...
We established openness as the default communication principle rather than keeping information closed. This transparency was implemented through groups.io as the primary platform, though it wasn't wit...
The self-employed contract model at Belong in Plymouth created a distinctive structure where most contributors worked approximately one day per week. This approach brought numerous benefits that ulti...
We implemented a straightforward compensation system with standard rates: £40 per hour for delivering work and £20 per hour for attending meetings. While this dual-rate structure created clarity in pr...
Financial transparency was a journey of continuous improvement at Belong in Plymouth. Initially, the system was in constant flux, making it difficult for team members to follow. This challenge was com...
When we step into “different”, more emergent ways of working and being, there is a process we are stepping into ourselves as individuals as well. This process is an ongoing practice that inevitably wi...
As mentioned elsewhere, the underlying drive to create Community Researchers was to create a cadre of ‘good listeners’ within the community – to gather stories of lived experiences. A lot of work done...
A key shift in moving towards more relational practice, referred to in threads running through many of these blog pieces, is building trust and a shared sense of psychological safety. One early way of...
Do you remember what your favourite book was as a child? Or perhaps your current favourite film or TV programme? My favourite book, as a child, was Alice in Wonderland. A well-read, well-worn book th...
Currently, a phrase very ‘of the moment’ – highly desirable to get engaged in…and a complex concept with varying degrees of success…yet, perhaps, a victim of its own popularity? As with many popular c...