Surpassing expectations: trust in the community

The resources in this New Conversations section provide help with building relationships between residents. This includes advice on how to create capacity and build a sense of place through engagement, and how to communicate changes like devolution, or address challenges like cohesion. The resources support approaches that use social networks, as well those based on understanding the dominant narratives in an area, and to identify hard-to-reach groups.


Collective efficacy explained in a nutshell

Community researchers in Camden

Croydon Opportunity and Fairness Commission and the creation of Fair BnB

Devolution and place

Engagement guidance around ‘double devolution’

Engaging hard-to-reach groups in Worcestershire

Hearing the full range of regen perspectives in York

Key tips to mapping social networks

Narratives about change

Six key ‘bottom-up’ techniques

Survey builder for understanding your area

The link between engagement and cohesion in Bexley

Understanding and harnessing influence in Barking and Dagenham