We believe everything works better when relationships work well. That's why it's our mission to help spread and embed relationship-centred practice across our systems, organisations and communities. www.relationshipsproject.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mjjjlouyec2e"Meaningful change doesn’t start with programmes or policies—it starts with relationships." https://relationshipsproject.org/be-more-battenberg/15 Apr 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjjlouyec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mjelanqs422i1) 10 days to go until our event with the brilliant Dr Gillian Sandstrom about the importance of talking to strangers. When: Thursday 23rd April 2026, 1pm-2pm (BST) Where: Zoom13 Apr 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjelanqs422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3migbkthduc2cJoin us this spring for a series of discussions with the authors of three brilliant books – all about relationships. Learn more and RSVP: relationshipsproject.org/connect/01 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3migbkthduc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mg3qdwfujs2bEach month, we host Time Together, space for those in the relationships field to learn about each other’s work, make new connections and explore areas of shared interest. We'd love you to join us. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/wTojLYhBkHCYbsVo702 Mar 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qdwfujs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3meixv5sjgs2xLast Thursday, the Prime Minister made a speech that would - in any other week - have made some waves. In it, he announced the expansion of the government's Pride in Place programme into forty new areas.10 Feb 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3meixv5sjgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mdxrapvxp22hChange doesn’t start with systems. It starts with relationships. We've assembled 10 funders who are getting into the possibilities of relational funding over a year-long programme – testing approaches and working through challenges together. On Friday, the cohort came together for the 1st time.03 Feb 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxrapvxp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mdv7z52sos2wIn a new blog, David Robinson shares the wisdom of Wes, his son's football coach who would "scream from the bench like his tracksuit was on fire, “Make yourself big! Make yourself big..."02 Feb 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdv7z52sos2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3mdilyllnz22dWhat inspires people who put relationships at the heart of their work? 💡 In this piece – drawing on contributions from over 170 individuals and organisations on our Relationships Map – we share resources that have shaped people's relational practice. https://relationshipsproject.org/what-shapes-our-relationship-centred-practice/28 Jan 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdilyllnz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3m6yv54vv7k2dIn a new essay, David Robinson shares how he and friends, all teenagers at the time, clubbed together to buy a Routemaster bus, and how meeting people where they were at, literally and metaphorically, brought the community together https://relationshipsproject.org/notes-on-a-journey/02 Dec 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yv54vv7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3m6hbeuedlc26🧵 1) Our Community Bridgebuilders programme is coming to Middlesbrough in January! It's a free programme that supports people to: 🌉 Talk to people who bring different perspectives 🌉 Challenge well while staying open and meeting needs 🌉 Encourage positive changes in your own community25 Nov 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hbeuedlc26https://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3m5jhrqgln22z🧵1) "...often, major social changes, from the end of Apartheid in South Africa to women's suffrage in the UK, have been driven by a combination of resistance and filigree bridgebuilding across difference. Yet history doesn’t always make visible this painstaking work."13 Nov 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jhrqgln22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lzy6nzsky22i🧵1) This is a milestone moment. The first (first!) objective of the £5bn UK Government's Pride in Place programme couldn't be clearer:29 Sep 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy6nzsky22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lzgbx4n5oc2n🧵1) We’ve been thinking about ‘relational readiness’: an individual, organisation or community's receptivity to the values and intentions of relational practice, and ability to embed it in their day-to-day doings. Some places are more ready than others.22 Sep 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgbx4n5oc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lwvv7nwhgk2aKeen to know more about Human Learning Systems or how to create psychological safety within our teams and across systems? This Relational Leadership course from ThemPra looks great: https://www.thempra.org.uk/thempra/our-courses/relational-leadership/21 Aug 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvv7nwhgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lsedfwkxoc25"We’d run through fire for people we love but most of us study our phones when faced with a stranger." In this short, personal blog, David reflects on the power of kindness, and how caring for and about people we do not know is a human superpower: https://relationshipsproject.org/four-signs-love-is-the-running-to-strangers/24 Jun 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsedfwkxoc25https://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lqu5pvzkdk2tOur relationships with one another are the foundations, the bedrock, on which all else is built. And yet UK society has consistently undervalued them, marginalising the evidence. David Robinson maps how we could set a different course and build a different future: Read the essay: bit.ly/3SyahnU05 Jun 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu5pvzkdk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lp2stqu2qk26Want to engage in conversations beyond your usual circle and meaningfully connect with someone new?@therootsprogramme.bsky.social is running a free online exchange that brings together adults from different backgrounds. Learn more and sign up 👉: tinyurl.com/yhs2278e https://tinyurl.com/yhs2278e13 May 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2stqu2qk26https://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lnzro2wauc27Nick Sinclair and David Robinson reflect on recent policy-driven changes that offer opportunities for achieving #relational neighbourhoods: "an area where connections matter as much as, if not more than, geography." relationshipsproject.org/the-relational-neighbourhood/ @nicksinclair.bsky.social30 Apr 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzro2wauc27https://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3llvn5olcg22h🧵 1) Nine months have passed since the UK general election; the PM and the Chancellor have declared the intent to do government differently.We believe these plans must include a deep and wide commitment to relational practice. In a pair of blogs, we dig into the practicalities:03 Apr 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvn5olcg22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3ll7m2vmyck2c"If you want to change the outcomes that emerge from a social system, you need to change the relationships that shape its dynamic and capacity." What's Reflective Relational Practice and how could it be implemented to assess the health of relationships in your organisation or community? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflective-relational-practice-assessing-enhancing-quality-hudson-4agfe25 Mar 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7m2vmyck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lkq2nthfv22pRobert Waldinger and Marc Schulz share four ways we can invest in our relationships: https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-add-new-life-to-your-relationships-even-your-best-ones/ 1. Feel the power of generosity 2. Practice radical curiosity 3. Communicate understanding back to others 4. Do regular relationship check-ins Which of the four do you already do?19 Mar 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkq2nthfv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lkljoutpvk2pWhat's unique to human relationships? What is it about human to human relationships that can't be replicated by technology? Respond to our three-question survey and help us to develop ideas around relational approaches to the rollout of new technologies: https://forms.gle/dC71FxF1qKLJm67c817 Mar 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkljoutpvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lk6t5f5els2fAn 'Impact Gallery' 🖼️ is a tool developed by @neighbourlylab.bsky.social to share and elevate the work happening within communities and industries. It can help share best practice and learnings, celebrate success, and bring people together. Learn more: https://www.neighbourlylab.com/impact-galleries-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-so-impactful/12 Mar 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6t5f5els2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3ljmqke4ges2k🔑 Relational offsetting 🔑 Thank you to all who came to last week's conversation on 'relational offsetting'. We left with a lot to reflect on, both in terms of the potential & associated risks. 💡 Full blog 👉 https://relationshipsproject.org/how-to-have-it-all-relational-offsetting/ 🗨️ Takeaways 👉 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19mluBppLwa34uuD5OwBVCIEs5R5mDJlFvuZCEC5QG0A/edit#slide=id.g2d96299dd4d_0_19105 Mar 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljmqke4ges2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3liezlqttec2o📅 ONE WEEK TO GO 📅 Join us on 24/02 1-2.15pm GMT to explore the concept of relational offsetting 🤔 Could you see it having benefit in your place? 🤔 What are the risks? 🤔 Where can tech help and where is a relationship required? Read more & RSVP 👉 https://relationshipsproject.org/how-to-have-it-all-relational-offsetting/17 Feb 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3liezlqttec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rshipsproject.bsky.social/post/3lieludk5wc2c🧠 Why our brains need other people 🧠 https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/08/the-big-idea-why-your-brain-needs-other-people?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Relationships are vital to the way we think, and can even determine the degree of cognitive impairment following a brain injury or stroke.17 Feb 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:scvvigdkgengbcldrvmfvemj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lieludk5wc2c