@ThinkOSullivan

Director of Communications, The Global Institute on Innovation Districts

 UK
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Joined November 2010
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Big thanks to dozens of #innovationdistricts worldwide that joined this week’s global discussion on @wagnerjk’s research about how to make effective governance happen. We are stronger together. Find out more: giid.org/why-innovation-dist…
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Over 40 #innovationdistricts worldwide are sharing @wagnerjk’s important research published today, showing how their complexity demands new ways of organizing. It’s a global movement to propel districts into 21st Century problem-solvers. Read more: giid.org/why-innovation-dist…
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Tomorrow @ 9am Central European Time, @GIID_org releases this important new research on why #innovationdistricts need effective #governance. Find out more: giid.org/giid-publishes-3-re…
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Innovation districts around the world are coming together on June 20th to help spread the word on why they are taking the time to organize themselves to reach their full potential. Find out more: giid.org/giid-publishes-3-re…
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Today we welcome our 1st wave of #innovationdistricts joining the Global Network of Innovation Districts. As districts rise across global regions, how they strategically evolve is what drives them to engage with the Global Network Learn more: bit.ly/GNID2023
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Working from home has a new pain point: New research shows employees who are not co-located are less likely to form ties, weakening spread of novel information, reports new study from MIT et al. Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s43588-022-0… #innovationdistricts #innovation #workfromhome
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Urban #innovationdistricts look more appropriate post-pandemic. Suburban office parks are in trouble, says the NYT, as younger people want more urban offices with sidewalks & somewhere different to eat lunch each day. #futureofwork #urbanecosystem nytimes.com/2022/07/05/upsho…

Lonely Last Days in the Suburban Office Park (Published 2022)

Yes, downtown offices are struggling. But there is a different kind of emptiness in suburban settings that were already isolated and lightly populated by design.

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How to keep the #innovationdistrict vision alive? @BethLetscher explains how shifting vision every decade has kept @CortexSTL relevant. Read more: bit.ly/3wt6f5W
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Very good question (though ‘how much do we really value caring dads’ is another, similarly important one...)
Let Toys Be Toys@LetToysBeToys20 Jun 2021
Happy #FathersDay2021 In a world that values #caringdads, why don’t we see more #caringboys in toy advertising & packaging? Time for the toy industry to catch up & #lettoysbetoys...
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How inhumane to make women go through so much without their partners, and in a mask. This can’t be right theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

UK women forced to wear face masks during labour, charity finds

Survey of 936 women in December shows nearly one in five made to cover up, despite official guidance to contrary

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Briefer #5: Researchers from @MMUPolicyEval & ⁦@USCPriceCSI⁩ examine how 4 UK SIBs run by @BridgesOutcomes incorporated strengths-based service delivery, experimentation & partnership working in a flexible SIB framework. #SIB2.0 mmuperu.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
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Lockdown brought fathers back home – and they did more childcare. How can we retain their higher involvement? Watch & share Lockdown Fathers: the untold story and join the #timewithdad campaign youtu.be/MNTLIWNiQEk
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📢 New year new website! 💅 👥Find out about our team + what we do 📊Stay tuned for info on collaborative projects + research 🗞️Insights, news and resources on making + using research, for a multi-disciplinary community. @AnnetteBoaz @oliver_kathryn transforming-evidence.org
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The Guardian
@guardian31 Oct 2020
Many dads unaware of UK laws on flexible work, study finds theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Many dads unaware of UK laws on flexible work, study finds

A third of fathers don’t know their right to adapt working arrangements to family life and many employers are unclear too

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Brilliant news for dads and mums. Priority Covid-19 testing for pregnant women so partners can attend births. @PregnantScrewed @birthrightsorg @Doula_Kicki @AIMS_online
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Interesting review which supports the findings of our own review of parenting interventions: father-inclusiveness is a key success factor
UCL Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education@ioectey26 Jun 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has made supporting parents more important than ever. This systematic review of literature on universal parenting programmes for parents of children in early childhood identifies a number of key features of effectiveness. discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
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A 12-point plan for universities to improve their engagement with parliaments. Insights from @cptyler @drdbeswick @SarahFoxen @marcgeddes @Abbi_Hobbs + @d_christianrose drawn from three recent reports. transformure.wordpress.com/2…
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Martin Carr@intrepidmartin16 Jun 2020
It hurts, but it’s too good not to share
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@MarcusRashford14 Jun 2020
An Open Letter to all MPs in Parliament... #maketheUturn Please retweet and tag your local MPs
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BOLD
@BOLD_insights12 Apr 2017
Study by Keith Topping challenges policy makers to tackle poor reading in boys bold.expert/boys-understand-… #gendergap #educhat #EducationMatters
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