We are Y Lab

Y Lab and COVID-19

Our Academic Director, James Lewis, writes about what we are working on and how we are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Flintshire Council becomes first in Wales to introduce Mockingbird programme

Council in North Wales will use £1.15million in Innovate to Save funding to roll-out the Mockingbird family model for looked after children and their foster families.

HARP COVID-19 Sprint Challenge

How can the arts support people living through lockdown? How can access to arts interventions be improved? Our sprint challenge will aim to build our knowledge to support more people in Wales.

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Why measure public sector innovation? What we’ve learned so far from the Nordics

For the past 6 months, Y Lab has been exploring how countries around the world measure public service innovation in different ways. Here's what we've found out so far.

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Why I have joined Y Lab: Introducing Dr Steve Garner

We are delighted to welcome Dr Steve Garner to the team. In his first blog for Y Lab, he shares his research background and what he plans to focus on next.

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Transparency in innovation funding: What are the invisible barriers facing women?

Are funders reaching the widest possible pool of innovators to publicise their programmes? What are the barriers that face women that we may not be able to see?

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How can governments increase public participation in decision-making?

What are the best ways to involve people in decisions that affect their lives? Research Fellow, Emyr Williams, explores some options that could be more widely used in Wales.

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Using the arts for health and wellbeing

Y Lab has launched a new programme of work to explore the contribution of the arts in keeping people healthy in Wales.

Case Study: Choirs for those affected by cancer

Toolkit

Guide: Repayable Finance for Innovation in Public Services

We produced a guide to running an Innovate to Save programme, taking you through the three phases of supporting projects to improve services and deliver cashable savings.

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