Paul Taylor

homelessness

  • Are big problems really more difficult to solve?

    We cannot solve our most stubborn social challenges using the same centralised, bureaucratic machinery that profits from managing them. Systems don’t leave of their own accord; they have to be integrated, mitigated against or removed. Place-based working and decentralisation isn’t… Continue reading

    Are big problems really more difficult to solve?

  • How To Keep Focussed (And Remain Sane) In A World Of Complex Problems

    In our heart, we know the solution does not lie in reforming silo by silo but in organizing our silos the way people organize their lives, so that the neighbourhood becomes our primary unit of analysis and change – Cormac… Continue reading

    How To Keep Focussed (And Remain Sane) In A World Of Complex Problems

  • The Connected Homeless

    “It’s amazing how nice their Smartphones are. Some would actually go without food rather than lose their Smartphone.” This quote is from a manager of a homelessness hostel.  Someone who has observed up close that, for the Connected Generation ,… Continue reading