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Editorial Connecting the bees and the trees

Editorial Connecting the bees and the trees Editorial: Connecting the bees and the trees 1 2 1 Nick Axford and Michael Little Dartington Social Research Unit, UK Dartington Social Research Unit, UK, and Chapin Hall Insights from two unlikely sources may be ‘There are the “bees”: the creative social Center for Children, showing the way to advances in child well-being entrepreneurs or junior officials, community University of on a scale that was barely dreamt of a decade groups or professionals who develop ideas – Chicago, US or so ago. driven by passion, anger or loss, or just by the The first source is the Bill and Melinda Gates urge to make things better. Foundation, whose grants have traditionally focused on ‘technologies’ in healthcare – new vaccines for ‘In the other group are the “trees” – the HIV/AIDS, for example. But recent reorganisation big public agencies, companies and non- has added to its departments for Discovery and government organisations with roots, power Development a third D – for Delivery; how to get and money. technologies widely adopted and implemented with quality. ‘As a rule, the bees have energy and ideas but The second source is the Harvard strategy little capacity to put them into effect, while the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Children s Services Emerald Publishing

Editorial Connecting the bees and the trees

Axford, Nick; Little, Michael
Journal of Children s Services , Volume 3 (4): 2 – Jul 10, 2008
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1746-6660
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10.1108/17466660200800021
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Editorial: Connecting the bees and the trees 1 2 1 Nick Axford and Michael Little Dartington Social Research Unit, UK Dartington Social Research Unit, UK, and Chapin Hall Insights from two unlikely sources may be ‘There are the “bees”: the creative social Center for Children, showing the way to advances in child well-being entrepreneurs or junior officials, community University of on a scale that was barely dreamt of a decade groups or professionals who develop ideas – Chicago, US or so ago. driven by passion, anger or loss, or just by the The first source is the Bill and Melinda Gates urge to make things better. Foundation, whose grants have traditionally focused on ‘technologies’ in healthcare – new vaccines for ‘In the other group are the “trees” – the HIV/AIDS, for example. But recent reorganisation big public agencies, companies and non- has added to its departments for Discovery and government organisations with roots, power Development a third D – for Delivery; how to get and money. technologies widely adopted and implemented with quality. ‘As a rule, the bees have energy and ideas but The second source is the Harvard strategy little capacity to put them into effect, while the

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Published: Jul 10, 2008

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