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Unlearning the Hierarchy – Why Systems Change Is So Much Harder Than It Sounds

Unlearning the Hierarchy – Why Systems Change Is So Much Harder Than It Sounds

by Jenny Fribbins | Dec 10, 2025 | BD_Collective

I want to be someone who helps to change the broken system that we’re working in. I’ve read, taken courses, watched the TED talks, and sat in all the meetings and webinars about system change, all about how we need to move from bureaucratic to human systems, all about...
Unlearning the Hierarchy – Why Systems Change Is So Much Harder Than It Sounds

Behind the Scenes of Hyper-Local Networks: Six Months of Learning

by Jenny Fribbins | Oct 2, 2025 | BD_Collective

🤔 How do you build neighbourhood networks that genuinely put residents in the driving seat? That’s the question we’ve been wrestling with in Barking and Dagenham. In April this year, BD_Collective signed a contract to facilitate the creation of ten hyper-local...
BD_Collective: Reflecting and Reinventing

BD_Collective: Reflecting and Reinventing

by Jenny Fribbins | Oct 31, 2024 | BD_Collective

See the latest update on how things are progressing over here at BD_Collective:...
BD_Collective: Reflecting and Reinventing

Update on New Social Infrastructure Contract for BD_Collective

by Jenny Fribbins | Sep 2, 2024 | BD_Collective

New Social Infrastructure Contract – Barking and Dagenham Giving...
Spotlight On: Scouts – Barking and Dagenham

Spotlight On: Scouts – Barking and Dagenham

by Jenny Fribbins | Aug 4, 2021 | Spotlight Archive

We provide a fun and educational environment for young people in the area, split into 5 age groups: Beavers – 6 to 8 years Cubs – 8 to 10 ½ years Scouts – 10 ½ to 14 years Explorers – 14 to 18 years Network – 18 to 25 years There are 9 Scout Groups in Barking &...
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