A State of Relationships

Supportive relationships are the key to tackling most social ills. A state that focusses more on building and sustaining relationships - how people work with one another to create solutions - will be more effective and efficient in the long run than one that relies on professionally delivered services as the solution to most problems.

This article in the Guardian sets out the thinking for what others have since started to call a relational state. Much of what we most value comes from relationships.

Here you can find a rough draft of ideas I developed with Participle on seeing public services through the lens of relationships.