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What Self-directed Support Can Teach Us About Why Change Is So Hard Scotland is not short of ideas about public service reform. For decades, successive commissions, reviews, pieces of legislation and improvement programmes have described a remarkably consistent vision for how public services should work. The language varies, but the underlying principles are strikingly familiar: prevention rather than crisis response; support built around people's lives rather than organisati

We're delighted to launch Start Somewhere: A Learnbook for People Who Want to Get Place-Based Change Moving, written by ICS Associate Karen McNeill and our Director Pauline Lunn. Developed through years of working alongside people, communities, organisations and public services, Start Somewhere is a practical resource for anyone trying to make change happen in complex systems. Rather than offering a blueprint or step-by-step methodology, it encourages people to start with the

Thursday 19 November | 11.00am - 12.30pm | Online via Microsoft Teams We're pleased to invite members, partners and supporters to In Control Scotland's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Our AGM is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, hear about our work and achievements, and look ahead to what's next for the organisation. We'll share highlights from the year, provide an update on our activities and finances, and celebrate the impact we've achieved together. But this year's

Each month we share news and views from our corner of the Scottish charity sector. Read this month's newsletter on Sway: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/43HDvwBrtaiTmoT3?ref=email

In this new blog, ICS Associate Karen McNeill reflects on a challenge many of us recognise: lots of engagement, consultation and good insight – but too little change on the ground. Drawing on community engagement work we’re undertaking in Lochaber, she explores what happens when learning is treated as something we do together, in real time, rather than something written up after the fact. The work in Lochaber forms part of a wider shift towards a more connected way of learni

Each month we share news and views from our corner of the Scottish charity sector. Read this month's newsletter on Sway: In Control Scotland Newsletter September 2026

Each month we share news and views from our corner of the Scottish charity sector. Read this month's newsletter on Sway: In Control Scotland Newsletter August 2026